RPC IV.4, 3216

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 3216
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Marcus Aurelius (Augustus)
Issue Year ΙΒ = 12
Dating AD 171/2
Obverse inscription Μ] ΑΥΡΗΛΙΟϹ ΑΝΤωΝΙΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Obverse design laureate head of Marcus Aurelius wearing aegis, right
Reverse inscription L [ΙΒ (?)
Reverse design temple with four columns on steps, facing bust of Sarapis in pediment; between central columns, window with drapery below framing facing bust of Sarapis, below which, door between two standing statues (Isis and Harpocrates?); in outer intercolumniations, smaller doors
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 31 mm
Axis 12
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links 1: same obv. die as 3183/2–4, 3201/1. 1: same rev. die as 3215/1–2, 3217/1–3.
Note The date is not visible on specimens from this reverse die but there are multiple obverse die-links from it to coins of year 12 and one link to a coin of year 13. The reverse die is distinct from those of year 16, as there is no small triangular pediment over the window. But see the note on https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/69461.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ A: D 2081 / 3189 / 9187