RPC IV.2, 1128 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 1128 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Ephesus
Region Ionia
City Ephesus
Reign Antoninus Pius
Person (obv.) Marcus Aurelius (Caesar)
Issue Marcus Aurelius as Caesar
Dating c. 147–158
Obverse inscription ΑΥΡΗΛΙΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ
Obverse design bare-headed bust of Marcus Aurelius (short beard) wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΕΦΕϹΙΩΝ (ΔΙϹ ΝΕΟΚΟΡΩΝ)
Reverse design Artemis seated sideways on stag standing, right, drawing arrow from quiver at shoulder, holding bow
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 30 mm
Axis 6, 11, 12
Reference Karwiese 277–9 and 360 corr., BMC 241–2, Cop 399
Specimens 25 (11 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: BMC 241
2 2     L: BMC 242, pl. XIII.11 (rev.) Karwiese 278 (R13)
3 3     Cop: 399 Karwiese 277 (V3, R8)
4 4     O Karwiese 278 (R12)
5 5     P: 732 Karwiese 278 (V4)
6 6     ✸ P: 733 Karwiese 279 ('V4', R14), with traces of tooling
7 7     B: I-B Karwiese 278 (R13A)
8 8     B: I-B
9 9     B: (Löbb)
10 10     V: GR 31797 J. Hirsch 13 (15/05/1905), coll. Rhousopoulos, 3691, not illustrated
11 11     Weber 5878
12 12     V-ON Leypold I, no. 565
13 13     C: Mossop
14 14     G. Hirsch 214 (15/02/2001), 1726 = Karwiese 277 (V4, R11)
15 15     Vat: 56 Karwiese 278 (V3)
16 16     Stockholm Karwiese 277 (R10)
17 17     Fritz Rudolf Künker 20 (30/09/1991), 614
18 18     Kölner Münzkabinett 20 (14/10/1976), 614
19 19     V-Universität: Inv. 7084, ex coll. Schöller Karwiese 277 (R11A)
20 20     Ephesus: 84/52/80 purchase = Karwiese 360 ('V1', R14), obverse as 'Commodus as Caesar', worn
21 21     ACANS 13 = Karwiese 277 (R9)
22 22     Prowe III, 877, pl. XIV
23 23     Ephesus: 1/79 found at 'Magnesia Tor'
24 24     Ephesus: 156 purchase
25 25     Verona: 70508 SNG 1521