RPC IV.4, 2807

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 2807
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 ΑΥΡΗΛΙ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ
Obverse design laureate head of Marcus Aurelius with traces of drapery, right
Reverse inscription L Ε
Reverse design griffin seated, right, paw on wheel
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same obv. die as 2959/1.
Note The reverse die may have been recut for use in year 6, see https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/25194. The obverse die was certainly reused for that issue.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Aiello
2 2     ✸ Rauch 94, 9 Apr. 2014, lot 593