RPC IV.2, 1534 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 1534 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Pergamum
Region Lydia
City Thyatira
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Marcus Aurelius (Augustus)
Magistrate Marcus Iulius Menelaos (strategos)
Dating c. 169–175
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Ἀντωνῖνος
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Marcus Aurelius (long beard with long curls) wearing cuirass, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡΑ Μ Ι ΜΕΝΕΛΑοΥ ΘΥΑΤΙΡΗΝΩΝ
Edition ἐπὶ στρα(τηγοῦ) Μ(άρκου) Ἰ(ουλίου) Μενελάου Θυατηρηνῶν
Translation under strategos Marcus Iulius Menelaos of the Thyatireans
Reverse design Zeus (Lydios) standing, left, holding eagle and long sceptre
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 37 mm
Average weight 27.12 g
Axis 6
Reference Hochard 2408, BMC 78
Specimens 4 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: BMC 78 GRPCL Thyateira 193
2 2     MünzZentrum 161 (11/01/2012), 287
3 3     CNG Electronic Auction 123 (28/09/2005), 86 = Hochard 2408b, pl. 141
4 4     Leeds-UL: 1620