RPC IV.4, 3230

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 3230
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Marcus Aurelius (Augustus)
Issue Year ΙΓ = 13
Dating AD 172/3
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΥΡΗ]ΛΙΟϹ ΑΝΤωΝΙΝΟϹ ϹΕ
Obverse design laureate head of Marcus Aurelius, right
Reverse inscription L ΙΓ
Reverse design emperor (Marcus Aurelius), in military dress, on horseback, left, raising hand, holding long(?) sceptre
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 31 mm
Axis 12
Reference DS 9215
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same obv. die as 3228/1, 3229/1–2.
Note The type is picked up on the AE 23 denomination in year 15: https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/25456.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ V: GR 24850
2 2     DS 9215 = Naville Numismatics 65, 30 May 2021, lot 292