RPC IV.4, 2769

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 2769
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 ϹΕ(Β)
Edition Μᾶρκος Αὐρήλιος Ἀντωνῖνος Σεβαστός Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρήλιος Ἀντωνῖνος Σεβ(αστός)
Translation Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus
Obverse design laureate head of Marcus Aurelius with traces of drapery, left
Reverse inscription L Ε
Edition ἔτους εʹ (ἔτους) εʹ
Translation of year 5
Reverse design Tyche-Euthenia standing, left, holding ears of corn and cornucopia; before, forepart of sailing ship; below which, Thalassa (the Sea) reclining right, head, left; behind, stern of ship, below which, Nilus reclining, holding rudder
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 32 mm
Average weight 27.34 g
Axis 12
Reference DS 9254, DS 9468 corr.?
Specimens 4 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–4: same rev. die as 2800/1.
Note See the note on https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/23962.
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: Löbb.
2 2     ✸ Aiello
3 3     DS 9254
4 4     DS 9468 corr.?