RPC IV.4, 873

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 873
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Antoninus Pius
Person (obv.) Marcus Aurelius (Caesar)
Issue Year Η = 8
Dating AD 144/5
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΥΡΗΛΙΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ
Obverse design bare-headed bust of Marcus Aurelius (youthful) wearing paludamentum, right
Reverse inscription ΜΕΝΕΛΑΕΙΤ L Η
Reverse design nome (Menelaites): Harpocrates, with lower body of a crocodile, crowned with skhent, standing, left, raising finger to lips, holding cornucopia; before, Egyptian altar
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 34 mm
Axis 12
Reference WG p. 279, 2.8, III
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 4058 SNG 3034