PAX AVG


Reference : AYC #3, RIC 5
Weight: ?
Metal: Silver
Diameter: ?
Scarcity: Extremely rare
Type:

Obverse

Reverse

LAELIANVS AV

Radiate and draped bust of Laelianus to the right, seen from three quarters ahead.

PAX AVG

Pax standing left, holding an olive branch with the right hand and a scepter with the left hand.

Coin referenced in the RIC 5B, page 372, n° 5 and the Cohen vol.6 page 66, n° 1. I noted the descriptions given by the Cohen, I added the probable orientation of the bust and the hands used by Pax to hold the various elements. A non-cuirassed bust? Strange. Source given by Cohen n° 1: Correr Museum. To confirm. Coin described in bronze by the Cohen, therefore probably in billon with very little silver. If I add much this information to the LAELIANVS AV legend, I wonder if the coin is not an ancient imitation.