RPC IV.4, 2439

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 2439
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Marcus Aurelius (Augustus)
Issue Year Γ = 3
Dating AD 162/3
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΥΡΗΛΙΟϹ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Marcus Aurelius wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from front or rear
Reverse inscription L Γ
Reverse design jugate busts of Helios, radiate-headed and draped, and Selene, crowned with crescent and draped, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 33 mm
Axis 12
Reference D 3465 corr. (DS), DS Suppl pl 22, 18
Specimens 4 (2 in the core collections)
Die-links 1: same obv. die as 2431/1, 2434/1. 3–4: same obv. die as 2415/1, 2438/5, 8. 1: same rev. die as 2491/1.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L BMC 1287 corr.?
2 2     P: 2445
3 3     CNG Triton XVIII, 6 Jan. 2015, lot 913
4 4     DS Suppl pl 22, 18 = Naville Numismatics 64, 21 Mar. 2021, lot 368