RPC IV.2, 9709 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 9709 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Ephesus
Region Ionia
City Ephesus
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Marcus Aurelius (Augustus)
Alliance with Sardis
Issue Marcus and Verus, co-emperors
Dating c. 161–165
Obverse inscription Α Κ Μ ΑΥ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝοϹ
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Marcus Aurelius wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from centre
Reverse inscription ΕΦΕϹΙΩΝ ΚΑΙ ϹΑΡ[ΔΙΑΝΩΝ] ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑ (all except ΕΦΕϹΙΩΝ retrograde)
Reverse design to left, cult statue of Kore of Sardis standing, facing, wearing tall crown surmounted by crescent; to left, cult statue of Artemis of Ephesus standing, facing, wearing kalathos, having supports; between two stags(?)
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 34 mm
Axis 6
Reference Karwiese 316(C), Franke & Nollé 349
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ V: GR 32968, under Ephesus: Alliance Coins Franke & Nollé 349, pl. 21 = GRPCL Sardes (Sardis) 450
2 2     Private coll. CGT, both legends tooled: Κ ΑVΡ ΑΝΤΩVΕ AVΓ (Ε reversed) and ΑVΟ[...]VS AVG [..] COS IMP ƐΦƐСΙΩ