RPC IV.2, 1697 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 1697 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Apamea
Region Phrygia
City Eumenea
Reign Antoninus Pius
Person (obv.) Marcus Aurelius (Caesar)
Issue Marcus Aurelius as Caesar
Dating c. 139–146
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΥΡΗΛΙ ΟΥΗΡΟϹ ΚΑΙ
Obverse design bare-headed bust of Marcus Aurelius (lightly bearded) wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from centre
Reverse inscription ΕΥΜΕΝΕΩΝ ΑΧΑΙΩΝ
Reverse design nude Apollo standing, facing, head, left, holding laurel-branch and double axe, resting left arm on tripod; on tripod, raven, left
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Axis 6, 12
Specimens 7 (3 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1975-4-11-153
2 2     P: 1135
3 3     B: B-I
4 4     ✸ Private coll. CGT = Pecunem Numismatik Naumann 37 (01/11/2015), 526
5 5     Winterthur Bloesch 2, no. 4103, ex coll. F. Imhoof-Blumer
6 6     V-ON Leypold II, no. 1541
7 7     CNG Electronic Auction 198 (05/11/2008), 191, with signs of tooling