RPC IV.4, 878

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 878
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Antoninus Pius
Person (obv.) Marcus Aurelius (Caesar)
Issue Year Η = 8
Dating AD 144/5
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΥΡΗΛΙΟϹ ΚΑΙ[ϹΑΡ
Obverse design bare-headed bust of Marcus Aurelius (youthful) wearing paludamentum, right
Reverse inscription L Η
Reverse design zodiac, Venus in Taurus: draped bust of Aphrodite, left, wearing stephane; below, bull, head lowered, stamping ground, left; before, star
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 32 mm
Reference DS 9059
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ DS 9059 = H.I. coll. = Karl Kress 154 (1972), 379 (Figari - Mosconi 829)