RPC IV.2, 1369 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 1369 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Philadelphia
Region Lydia
City Philadelphia
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Marcus Aurelius (Augustus)
Magistrate Publius Caecilius Kleon (first archon)
Dating c. 177–179
Obverse inscription ΑΥ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝοϹ (Ω shaped as closed ∩)
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Marcus Aurelius (thin face with very long beard) wearing cuirass with traces of drapery, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΕΠΙ Π ΚΑΙΚΙ ΚΛΕΩΝοϹ ΑΡΧ Α ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΕΩΝ (Φs shapd as ·|·, Ωs as closed ∩)
Reverse design Mother-goddess seated, left, holding two ears of corn and infant
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 35 mm
Axis 12
Reference Hochard 1482, BMC 71
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: BMC 71, pl. XXII.8 (rev.) GRPCL Philadelphia 281
2 2     CNG Electronic Auction 126 (09/11/2005), 188 = Hochard 1482a, pl. 78