RPC IV.2, 1359 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 1359 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Philadelphia
Region Lydia
City Philadelphia
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Marcus Aurelius (Augustus) ; Lucius Verus (Augustus)
Magistrate Ladi. Severos (archon)
Issue Marcus and Verus, co-emperors
Dating c. 161-165
Obverse inscription ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑVΡ ΑΝΤΩΝƐΙΝ[ΟϹ] Λ ΑVΡ ΟVΗΡΟϹ
Obverse design bare-headed busts of Marcus Aurelius (on l., long beard with short curls) and Lucius Verus (on r.), facing each other, both wearing paludamentum
Reverse inscription ƐΠΙ ΛΑΔ[ ] ϹƐΒΗΡΟV [ΑΡΧ?] ΦΙΛΑΔƐΛΦ[ƐΩΝ]
Reverse design shrine with two columns enclosing statue of nude and radiate-headed Helios advancing, r., wearing chlamys, carrying long transverse sceptre(?) over shoulder, holding torch
Metal Æ
Average diameter 32 mm
Axis 5, 6
Reference Hochard 1489
Specimens 3 (2 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 993 Wa 5144 = Hochard 1489a, pl. 78
2 2     B: (Löbb)
3 3     Roma Numismatics 7 (22/03/2014), 869 = GRPCL Philadelphia 284, with traces of tooling