Ancient: Rare Antoninus Pius Tetradrachm

My latest addition is a Antoninus Pius tetradrachm that I got a couple of weeks ago. It had bad photos so I got it pretty cheap. It does have shiny surfaces so it made it hard to take photos. So it wont win a beauty contest but I like it anyways & who doesnt like hefty silver!

I did have trouble finding another like it. I found some with a Laureate head but not bare. It took Dane of Wildwinds to properly ID it for me.

It will also be tossed on wildwinds when she has the time.


Antoninus Pius, (138A.D. - (161 A.D)
Billon Tetradrachm
O: AVT K T AIL ADR ANTWNINOC CEV CEB, bare head right.
R: L - B (year 2), Dikaiosyne standing left, holding scales and cornucopiae.
Alexandria mint, 138 - 139 A.D
12.7g
24mm
Milne 1576

 

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It was a nice coin before the cleaners got to it. It may look better again in a few decades. Unless I am reading Emmitt incorrectly, it is a rarity 1.

 

I actually found that exact coin on forvm when I looked, notice it says "laureate head right" when it wasnt. Dane gave me the extra info on it so I pretty much dismissed this one you linked too cause it didnt look like I could trust the Forvm attribution on this.

 

Great acquisition Mat. Congrats.

 

Another sweet addition. I have lots of Pius, but no tets yet.

 

Thanks

 

Awesome => yah, I am a huge fan of those sweet Alexandrian Billon Tets!!

... congrats, brother!!

 

One learns something new every day.

I went to post this Antoninus Pius Tetradrachm and tried to find out
what the Greek inscription "LTPI TOY" meant.



Obverse: Draped and cuirassed bust right with aegis
AΥT K T AIΛ AΔP ANTWNINOC EΥC (Augustus Caesar Antoninus Pius)
Reverse: Dikaiosyne seated left, scales in right, cornucopia in right
LTPI TOY (Regnal Year 3, see below)

Metal: Billon (low grade silver)
Size: 23mm
Weight: 12.94gm
Catalog: Milne 1619 var
Struck: AD 139-140 Alexandria Egypt

It turns out that "LTPI TOY" is actually "L TPITOY", the Regnal Year,
the 'L' is "Year" and "TPITOY" is "Three" spelled out.

More here under "greek dates":
http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/search.asp

 

the billon Alexandrian tet...also on list.

cool coin mat..and WB.

 

Very nice willy b.

 

Interesting Mat, what's up with all the tets recently?

 

No idea, just got another one that was mailed today. Bit rough but got it cheap.

 

I can't say I have an APius tet though and I am jealous of yours! I really want the APius Isis tet but there are too many other coins on the want list before I get one

 

Had to look up the type, it is pretty neat.

 

Great coin Mat! Congrats!
I have a Nero Tet that I have been trying to figure out the date and legend. Thanks for the source info!

 

Willieboyd2 like your AP tet too!!!
Cool date info!

 

You can always post it here and see if one of us can help.