RPC IV.2, 1904 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 1904 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Apamea
Region Phrygia
City Lysias
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Marcus Aurelius (Augustus)
Magistrate Fla. Attalos (without title)
Issue Marcus Aurelius and Commodus, co-emperors
Dating 177-180
Obverse inscription ΑV ΚΑΙϹΑΡ Μ ΑV ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Marcus Aurelius (thin face with very long beard) wearing cuirass and paludamentum, r., seen from centre
Reverse inscription ƐΠΙ ΦΛ(Α) ΑΤΤΑΛΟV ΛVϹΙΑΔƐΩΝ
Reverse design Cybele seated, l., wearing kalathos, holding patera over lion, resting arm on tympanum
Metal Æ
Average diameter 30 mm
Axis 6
Reference vA Phryg. II, 629–32
Specimens 6 (3 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 1644 Wa 6329 = vA Phryg. II, 629, pl. 20
2 2     L: 1970-9-9-126 vA Phryg. II, 630, pl. 20 (rev.)
3 3     L: 1922-3-11-1, reverse legend partly obscure
4 4     Gotha reverse legend partly obscure
5 5     Private coll. CGT = Savoca Numismatik, reverse legend with ΦΛ ΑΤΛΟV(sic) only
6 6     Münzen & Medaillen Deutschland 16 (19/05/2005), coll. J.-P. Righetti, 570, reverse legend with ΦΛ ΑΤΛΟV(sic) only