RPC IV.4, 15048 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #5

 

Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 15048 (temporary)
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Marcus Aurelius (Augustus)
Issue Year ΙΑ = 11
Dating AD 170/1
Obverse inscription Μ ΑVΡΗΛΙΟϹ ΑΝΤⲰΝΙΝΟϹ ϹƐΒ
Obverse design laureate head of Marcus Aurelius, r.
Reverse inscription L Ι Α (?)
Reverse design Isis, crowned, seated, r.; on knee, Harpocrates
Metal Æ
Average diameter 32 mm
Axis 12
Reference D 3473?, DS Suppl pl 22, 17?, Geissen 2074
Specimens 4 (1 in the core collections)
Note The Α of the date is reasonably clear on Geissen 2074. The date is not legible on the other specimens, although https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coin/123865 has traces of an Α or a Δ. https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coin/332482 and https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coin/120901 might be year 10.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Cologne Geissen 2074
3 3     DS Suppl pl 22, 17 = Aiello
3 3     V: GR 24830
5 5     ✸ D 3473 = Matthijs