RPC IV.4, 2751

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 2751
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Marcus Aurelius (Augustus)
Issue Year Ɛ = 5
Dating AD 164/5
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΥΡΗΛΙΟϹ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Obverse design bare-headed bust of Marcus Aurelius wearing aegis, right
Reverse inscription [L Ε] (?)
Reverse design Nilus seated on rocks up which crocodile climbs, left, holding cornucopia and reed
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 31 mm
Axis 12
Reference Geissen 2102
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links 1: same obv. die as 2742/2, 2767/1.
Note Date inferred from the obverse die-link and the fact that this obverse type is known only for this year. The reverse type is also paralleled for this year: https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/29463.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Cologne Geissen 2102