RPC IV.2, 17373 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 17373 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Cyzicus
Region Mysia
City Cyzicus
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Marcus Aurelius (Augustus)
Magistrate Tiberius Claudius Severus (strategos)
Issue Second half of reign of Marcus Aurelius: »Kyzikos«
Dating c. 169–175, perhaps until AD 180
Obverse inscription ΑΥ [ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΥΡΗ] ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ
Obverse design bare-headed bust of Marcus Aurelius (long beard with long curls) wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡΑ ΤΙ ΚΛ [ϹΕ]ΒΗΡοΥ ΚΥΖΙΚΗΝΩΝ ΝΕοΚοΡ
Reverse design Attis reclining on cushions, left, legs tied, holding patera
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 36 mm
Axis 12
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Florence Williams, Florence (Mysia) no. 10, both sides tooled, obverse legend changed to 'ΑΥΤ Κ Μ [Α]VΡ ΑΝΤΟΝƐΙΝΟϹ(sic) Ϲ'