RPC IV.2, 1028 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #9

 

Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 1028 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Miletus
Region Ionia
City Magnesia ad Maeandrum
Reign Antoninus Pius
Person (obv.) Marcus Aurelius (Caesar)
Magistrate Diophantos (grammateus)
Dating c. 147–161
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΙΛΙΟϹ ΑΥΡΗΛΙΟϹ ΒΗΡΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ
Obverse design bare-headed bust of Marcus Aurelius (short beard) wearing paludamentum, right, seen from centre
Reverse inscription ΓΡΑΜ ΔΙΟΦΑΝΤΟΥ ΜΑΓΝΗΤΩΝ
Reverse design cult statue of turreted Artemis Leukophryene standing, facing, having supports, being crowned by two flying Nikai; between two standing eagles with spreading wings
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 30 mm
Axis 6
Reference Schultz 113, GM 643, no. 311
Specimens 10 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: I-B GM 643, no. 311, obv. wrongly as 'ΜΑΡΚΟϹ' instead of 'Μ ΑΙΛΙΟϹ' = Schultz 113.1, pl. 8 (obv.)
2 2     Private coll. van Lessen
3 3     Gotha Schultz 113.2, pl. 8 (rev.)
4 4     Yale: ex PRF
5 5     V-ON Leypold I, no. 654
6 6     Private coll. CGT
7 7     Pecunem Numismatik Naumann 43 (01/05/2016), 662
8 8     Private coll. CGT
9 9     ✸ Frank Sternberg 16 (15/11/1985), 300, obverse legend as 'ΜΑΡΚΟϹ ΑVΡΗΛΙΟϹ ...' = CNG 90 (23/05/2012), 974
10 10     PK Coll.