RPC IV.4, 2262

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 2262
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Marcus Aurelius (Augustus)
Issue Year Α = 1
Dating AD 161
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΥΡΗΛΙΟϹ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ Ϲ
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Marcus Aurelius wearing cuirass and paludamentum, left, seen from rear
Reverse inscription L Α
Reverse design Roma (or Ares) seated on cuirass, left, holding Nike and spear
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 23 mm
Axis 12
Reference D 3341, M 2424
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
Note The figure is conventionally described as Ares but it is identified as Roma by inscriptions on some issues of AD 161. Ares (or Mars) is not normally shown as seated on Roman Provincial or Imperial coins. Compare https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/24495.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ O: HCR26876 M 2424
2 2     DS 3341 = Naville Numismatics 33, 16 July 2017, lot 247 = Naville Numismatics 73, 8 May 2022, lot 311