RPC IV.2, 2096 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 2096 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Cibyra
Region Phrygia
City Laodicea ad Lycum
Reign Antoninus Pius
Person (obv.) Marcus Aurelius (Caesar)
Magistrate Publius Aelius Dionysios Sabinianus
Dating c. 139–146
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΥΡΗΛΙ ΒΗΡΟϹ ΚΑΙ
Edition Μᾶρκος Αὐρήλιος Βῆρος Καῖσαρ Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρήλι(ος) Βῆρος Καῖ(σαρ)
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 ΔΙΟΝΥϹΙΟϹ ΛΑΟΔΙΚΕΩΝ
Edition Διονύσιος Λαοδικέων Διονύσιος Λαοδικέων
Translation Dionysios of the Laodiceans
Reverse design Zeus (Laodiceus) standing, left, holding eagle and long sceptre
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Average weight 9.84 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference KM 268, no. 27
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ B: I-B KM 268, no. 27
2 2     Numismatik Naumann 53 (07/05/2017), 535
3 3     CGT coll. ex Savoca Silver 29, 30 Dec. 2018, lot 266