RPC IV.4, 1848

 

Image of specimen #8

 

Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 1848
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Antoninus Pius
Person (obv.) Marcus Aurelius (Caesar)
Issue Year Κ = 20
Dating AD 156/7
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΥΡΗΛΙϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ
Obverse design bare-headed bust of Marcus Aurelius (short beard) wearing cuirass(?) and paludamentum, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription L Κ
Reverse design emperor (Antoninus Pius), laureate-headed, in military dress, on horseback, right, holding short sceptre, raising hand
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 23 mm
Axis 12
Reference D 3142, DS pl. 166 (no number), Geissen 1936
Specimens 9 (3 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: Löbb.
2 2     NY: 1944.100.61110
3 3     NY: 1944.100.61109
4 4     A: D 2000 / 3968
5 5     A: D 2001 / 3069 / 11148
6 6     Cologne Geissen 1936
7 7     Aiello = DS pl. 166 (no number)
8 8     ✸ D 3142 = Emporium Hamburg 71, 8 May 2014, lot 207 = Emporium Hamburg 68 (2011), 369 (Figari - Mosconi 806)
9 9     Emporium Hamburg 68, 15 Nov. 2012, lot 369