RPC IV.2, 1605 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 1605 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Ephesus
Region Lydia
City Tralles
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Marcus Aurelius (Augustus)
Magistrate Euarestos (grammateus)
Issue Marcus and Verus, co-emperors
Dating c. 161–165
Obverse inscription ΑΥ ΚΑΙ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝοϹ
Obverse design laureate head of Marcus Aurelius (long beard with short curls) with traces of drapery, right
Reverse inscription ΕΠΙ ΓΡΑ ΕΥΑΡΕϹΤΟΥ ΤΡΑΛΛΙΑΝΩΝ
Reverse design Nike advancing (on globe), left, holding wreath and palm-branch
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 32 mm
Axis 4, 6, 7
Reference BMC 148, Cop 695
Specimens 16 (11 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: BMC 148
2 2     O
3 3     O
4 4     P: 1672
5 5     P: 1673
6 6     P de Luynes III, 2739, pl. CI
7 7     Cop: 695
8 8     Mu SNG 759
9 9     ✸ V: GR 23827, on reverse, Nike on globe, authenticity doubtful: cast? GRPCL Tralles (formerly Seleukeia) 225
10 10     V: GR 33992 J. Hirsch 21 (16/11/1908), coll. Consul Weber, 3428, not illustrated
11 11     B: I-B
12 12     Münzen & Medaillen Deutschland 15 (21/10/2004), coll. J.-P. Righetti, 894 = CNG Electronic Auction 224 (16/12/2009), 397
13 13     CNG Electronic Auction 266 (19/10/2011), 251 = GRPCL Tralles (formerly Seleukeia) 224
14 14     Gaziantep Museum = Butcher, Coins and Hoards, 75, no. C614 (SF 1630), illustrated
15 15     Private coll. CGT, ex Gitbud & Naumann
16 16     Heidelberger Münzhandlung Herbert Grün 64 (20/11/2014), 2058