RPC IV.4, 2291

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 2291
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Marcus Aurelius (Augustus)
Issue Year Α = 1
Dating AD 161
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΥΡΗΛΙΟϹ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ ϹΕ
Edition Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρήλιος Ἀντωνῖνος Σε(βαστός)
Translation Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Marcus Aurelius wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑ L Α
Edition ὁμόνοια (ἔτους) αʹ
Translation concord, of year 1
Reverse design Homonoia standing, left, holding olive branch and cornucopia
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 33 mm
Average weight 19.95 g
Axis 12
Specimens 5 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1862,0614.309 BMC 1292, pl. X (rev.)
2 2     NY: 1944.100.61345
3 3     A: D 2007B / / 1896/7, IA 440/797
4 4     Emporium Hamburg 68, 15 Nov. 2012, lot 376 = Matthijs
5 5     Naville Numismatics 43, Sept. 23, 2018, lot 234 = Naville Numismatics 51, 21 July 2019, lot 258 = Naville Numismatics 56, 22 Mar. 2020, lot 257