RPC IV.2, 2664 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 2664 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Ephesus
Region Ionia
City Ephesus
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Marcus Aurelius (Augustus)
Alliance with Miletus
Issue Marcus and Verus, co-emperors
Dating c. 161–165
Obverse inscription ΑΥ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΥ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Marcus Aurelius wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from centre
Reverse inscription ΕΦΕϹΙΩΝ [ ] [ΜΙΛΗϹΙΩΝ] [ ]
Reverse design to left, cult statue of Artemis of Ephesus standing, facing, wearing kalathos, having supports; to right, cult statue of nude Apollo Didymeus standing, facing, holding stag(?) and bow(?)
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 34 mm
Axis 6
Reference Karwiese 315, Franke & Nollé 328 corr., L. Weber, JIAN 14 (1912), 79, no. BIa corr.
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 726 L. Weber, JIAN 14 (1912), 79, no. BIa, pl. I'.21 (rev.) = Franke & Nollé 328, pl. 19, both under 'alliance' of Ephesus with 'Hierapolis in Phrygia' and r. figure on reverse as 'Apollo of Hierapolis', both sides tooled, reverse legend changed to 'ƐΦƐСΙΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΙƐΡΑΠΟΛƐΙΤΩΝ ΟΜΟΝ' to fit 'alliance' of Ephesus with 'Hierapolis in Phrygia'