RPC IV.2, 1834 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 1834 (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 B (»Southern Workshop, 138–80«)
Dating c. 139–146
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΥΡΗΛΙΟϹ ΒΗΡΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ
Edition Μᾶρκος Αὐρήλιος Βῆρος Καῖσαρ Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρήλιος Βῆρος Καῖσαρ
Translation Marcus Aurelius Verus Caesar
Obverse design bare-headed bust of Marcus Aurelius (youthful - lightly bearded) wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from centre
Reverse inscription ΚΕΡΕΤΑΠΕΩΝ ΔΙΟΚΕϹΑΡΕΩΝ(sic)
Edition Κερεταπέων Διοκεσαρέων Κερεταπέων Διοκεσαρέων
Translation of the Ceretapaean Diocaesareans
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
Average weight 27.79 g
Axis 6
Reference vA Phryg. I, 489, BMC 7
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: BMC 7, pl. XV.9 (rev.) W. Wroth, NC 1896, 97, no. 18 = Robert, Villes, p. 325, n. 7, pl. XXXV.5 = vA Phryg. I, 489, pl. 14