RPC IV.1, 11757 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume IV.1
Number 11757 (temporary)
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Paphlagonia
City Sinope
Reign Antoninus Pius
Person (obv.) Marcus Aurelius (Caesar)
Dating c. 147–161
Obverse inscription AVR VERVS CAESAR TRI
Edition Aur(elius) Verus Caesar Tri(bunicia)
Translation Aurelius Verus Caesar, with tribunician power
Obverse design bare head of Marcus Aurelius (short beard) with traces of drapery, right (?)
Reverse inscription C I F AN CLXXII
Edition c(olonia) I(ulia) F(elix) an(no) CLXXII
Translation the Julian colony Felix, in the year 172
Reverse design to right, Asclepius standing, facing, head left, holding serpent-staff; to left, cult statue of Asclepius(?) standing facing, head, right, resting on serpent staff
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 9.70 g
Axis 6
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Private coll. David Lowe
2 2     ✸ Ancient Numismatics Auctions 16, 24 Nov. 2024, lot 430