RPC IV.2, 25169 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 25169 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Pergamum
Region Lesbus
City Mytilene
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Marcus Aurelius (Augustus) ; Commodus (Augustus)
Person (rev.) Marcus Aurelius (Augustus)
Magistrate Marcus Aurelius Proteas (strategos)
Issue Issue 2
Dating c. 177–179
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΥΡΗ ΑΝΤΟΝΙΝΟϹ ΑΥ [ ] [ΚΟ]ΜΟΔΟϹ
Obverse design to left, laureate-headed bust of Marcus Aurelius (thin face with very long beard), right; to right, laureate-headed bust of Commodus (youthful), left, both wearing cuirass and paludamentum
Reverse inscription ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡΑ Μ ΑΥΡΗ ΠΡΩΤΕΟΥ ΜΥΤΙΛΗΝΑΙΩΝ
Reverse design in centre, bearded emperor (Marcus Aurelius) on horseback, right, wearing military dress, holding spear; to left, Nike advancing, right, crowning emperor; to right, trophy and two bound captives
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 43 mm
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Eid Mar Auctions 3, 11 May 2024, lot 276 = Eid Mar Auctions 1 (16/12/2023), 216, with traces of tooling