RPC IV.2, 2481 (temporary) (forgery)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 2481 (temporary) (forgery)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Adramyteum
Region Lesbus
City Eresus
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Marcus Aurelius (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΥΡΗ ΑΝΤΩΝΗΝΟϹ(sic, tooled)
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρή(λιος) Ἀντων{η}<ῖ>νος
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Marcus Aurelius(?) wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right (tooled)
Reverse inscription ΕΙΠ(sic) ϹΤΡ ΠΟΥ(sic) ΤΡΥΦΩΝΙΑΝ ΕΡΕϹΙΩΝ (tooled)
Edition ἐπὶ στρ(ατηγοῦ) Πο{υ}<μ>(πηίου?) Τρυφωνιαν(ὸς) Ἐρεσίων
Translation under strategos Pom(peius?) Tryphonianus of the Eresians
Reverse design temple with eleven(sic) columns (tooled)
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 32 mm
Average weight 18.60 g
Axis 6
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1901-6-1-49 both sides heavily tooled, see city introduction