RPC IV.4, 2316

 

Image of specimen #6

 

Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 2316
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Marcus Aurelius (Augustus)
Issue Year Β = 2
Dating AD 161/2
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΥΡΗΛΙΟϹ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ ϹΕ
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Marcus Aurelius wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription L Β
Reverse design eagle standing on thunderbolt, right, spreading wings; behind, palm-branch
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 25 mm
Axis 12
Reference D 3418, pl. XXXI (rev.), Geissen 1998
Specimens 6 (3 in the core collections)
Note Some Υ forms.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: G3,RIE.13 BMC 1277
2 2     NY: 1944.100.61141
3 3     O: HCR26893
4 4     A: D 2016A / 3089 / 12198
5 5     Cologne Geissen 1998
6 6     ✸ CNG EA 403, 9 Aug. 2017, lot 413