RPC IV.4, 2557

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 2557
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Marcus Aurelius (Augustus)
Issue Year Δ = 4
Dating AD 163/4
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΥΡΗΛ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟΝ ϹΕ
Obverse design laureate head of Marcus Aurelius with aegis around neck, right
Reverse inscription L Δ
Reverse design radiate-headed and draped bust of Sarapis Pantheos, right, wearing kalathos, ram's horn round ear, trident over shoulder
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 24 mm
Axis 11, 12
Reference D 3385, pl. XXIV (rev.)
Specimens 4 (2 in the core collections)
Die-links 2–4: same obv. die as 2555/1–3, 2571/1, 2576/1.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: Löbb.
2 2     ✸ NY: 1944.100.61156
3 3     D 3385, pl. XXIV (rev.) = MünzZentrum 71 (3. 6. 1991), 689
4 4     MünzZentrum 73 (22. 4. 1992), 1382