RPC IV.2, 1971 (temporary)

 

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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 [ΑΥ] ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΥΡΗΛΙΟ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟ ΠΑ[Ρ]
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρήλιο(ς) Ἀντωνῖνο(ς) Παρ(θικός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Parthicus
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Marcus Aurelius (long beard with long curls) wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from centre
Reverse inscription ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡΑ [ ]οΥ ΚοΙ ΛΕϹΒΙΩΝ
Edition ἐπὶ στρα(τηγοῦ) [---]ου κοι(νὸν) Λεσβίων
Translation under strategos [---]os, the Koinon of the Lesbians
Reverse design temple with eight columns
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 36 mm
Average weight 25.37 g
Axis 5, 6
Specimens 5 (3 in the core collections)
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# Specimen 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'