RPC IV.2, 1971 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 1971 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Pergamum
Region Lesbus
City Koinon of Lesbos
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Marcus Aurelius (Augustus)
Magistrate —grinos (strategos)
Issue Marcus and Verus, co-emperors
Dating c. 166–169
Obverse inscription Υ] ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΥΡΗΛΙΟ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟ ΠΑ[Ρ]
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Marcus Aurelius (long beard with long curls) wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from centre
Reverse inscription ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡΑ [ ]οΥ ΚοΙ ΛΕϹΒΙΩΝ
Reverse design temple with eight columns
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 36 mm
Axis 5, 6
Specimens 5 (3 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ B: (Löbb)
2 2     P: 46, tooled, reverse legend only ΚΟΙ ΛƐСΒΙΩ
3 3     P: 48
4 4     G. Hirsch 250 (08/05/2007), 943 = Bertolami Fine Arts - ACR Auctions 4 (05/12/2011), 111
5 5     MünzZentrum 68 (25/04/1990), 226 = Schulten 27 (15/10/1990), 725 = Heidelberger Münzhandlung Herbert Grün 64 (20/11/2014), 1981, obverse as 'Commodus'