RPC IV.4, 3070

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 3070
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Marcus Aurelius (Augustus)
Issue Year Η = 8
Dating AD 167/8
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΥΡΗΛΙΟϹ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ ϹΕ
Obverse design laureate head of Marcus Aurelius, right
Reverse inscription L Η
Reverse design Nilus reclining left, holding cornucopia, from which Genius issues holding wreath, and reed; below, crocodile
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 32 mm
Axis 12
Reference D 3498, DS 9496 corr., DS Suppl pl 23, 27
Specimens 5 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links 1, 3, 5: same obv. die as 3065/1, 3069/1, 3072/1, 3075/1.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Aiello
2 2     CNG EA 534, 15 Mar. 2023, lot 455
3 3     ✸ Dattari = DS Suppl pl 23, 27
4 4     Deutsche Munzblätter 56 (1936), 203, b (pl. 165, 3) = Münzhandlung Basel 6 (18.3.1936), 964 (not illustrated)
5 5     DS 9496 corr. = Naville Numismatics 60, 27 Sept. 2020, lot 279