RPC IV.2, 1832 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 1832 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Cibyra
Region Phrygia
City Ceretapa Diocaesarea
Reign Antoninus Pius
Person (obv.) Marcus Aurelius (Caesar)
Issue Marcus Aurelius as Caesar Issue A (»Southern Workshop, 138–80«)
Dating c. 139–146
Obverse inscription ΑΥΡΗΛΙΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ (second Ρ shaped as Ι)
Obverse design bare-headed bust of Marcus Aurelius (youthful - lightly bearded) wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from centre
Reverse inscription ΚΕΡΕΤΑΠΕΩΝ ΔΙΟΚΑΙϹΑΡΕΩΝ (Αs might be shaped as Λs and Ρs as Ι)
Reverse design to left, nude Heracles (youthful) standing, facing, head, right, wearing lion-scalp, resting arm on club, holding lion skin; to right, Zeus standing, left, holding eagle and long sceptre
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 38 mm
Axis 12
Reference vA Phryg. I, 487–8
Specimens 4 (2 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Mu SNG 277 = vA 8392 = Kraft, p. 64 = vA Phryg. I, 487, pl. 14
2 2     B: I-B KM 250, no. 1 = Robert, Villes, p. 325, n. 7, pl. XXXV.7 = vA Phryg. I, 488, pl. 14 (rev.), rev. legend with signs of tooling
3 3     Numismatik Naumann 45 (03/07/2016), 496 = Numismatik Naumann 58 (01/10/2017), 334
4 4     ✸ CNG Electronic Auction 230 (24/03/2010), 207