RPC IV.4, 1630

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 1630
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Antoninus Pius
Person (obv.) Marcus Aurelius (Caesar)
Issue Year ΙΖ = 17
Dating AD 153/4
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΥΡΗΛΙΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ
Edition Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρήλιος Καῖσαρ
Translation Marcus Aurelius Caesar
Obverse design bare head of Marcus Aurelius (short beard), right
Reverse inscription L ΙΖ
Edition (ἔτους) ιζʹ
Translation of year 17
Reverse design hawk standing, right, crowned with skhent
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 19 mm
Average weight 4.57 g
Axis 12
Reference DS 9074, M 2257
Specimens 4 (2 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–4: same obv. die as 1629/1–2, 1632/1–3, 1747/1, 1748/1–3, 1808/1, 4–5, 7–8, 10–11. 2: same rev. die as 1804/1.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 2539 SNG 2787
2 2     ✸ O: HCR34393 M 2257
3 3     A: D 1991 / 3059 / 9195
4 4     DS 9074 = Münzen Auktion Essen 86 (2003), 283 (Figari - Mosconi 835)