RPC IV.2, 1971 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 1971 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Pergamum
Region Lesbus
City Koinon of Lesbos
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Marcus Aurelius (Augustus)
Magistrate ]grinos (strategos)
Issue Marcus and Verus, co-emperors
Dating c. 166-169
Obverse inscription [ΑV] ΚΑΙ Μ ΑVΡΗΛΙΟ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟ ΠΑ[Ρ]
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Marcus Aurelius (long beard with long curls) wearing cuirass and paludamentum, r., seen from centre
Reverse inscription ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡΑ [ ]οV ΚοΙ ΛΕϹΒΙΩΝ
Reverse design temple with eight columns
Metal Æ
Average diameter 36 mm
Axis 5, 6
Specimens 5 (3 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ B: (Löbb)
2 2     P: 46, tooled, reverse legend only ΚΟΙ ΛƐСΒΙΩ
3 3     P: 48
4 4     G. Hirsch 250 (08/05/2007), 943 = Bertolami Fine Arts - ACR Auctions 4 (05/12/2011), 111
5 5     MünzZentrum 68 (25/04/1990), 226 = Schulten 27 (15/10/1990), 725 = Heidelberger Münzhandlung Herbert Grün 64 (20/11/2014), 1981, obverse as 'Commodus'