RPC IV.3, 25293 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.3
Number 25293 (temporary)
Province Mesopotamia
Region Mesopotamia
City Carrhae
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Marcus Aurelius (Augustus)
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΝΤ[Ο]ΝΙΝΟϹ ΑΡΜΕΝΙΑΚΟϹ (Αs shaped as Λs)
Edition Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντωνῖνος Ἀρμενιακός
Translation Marcus Antoninus Armeniacus
Obverse design laureate head of Marcus Aurelius (long beard with short curls), right
Reverse inscription ΥΠΕΡ ΝΙΚΗϹ ΡΩΜΑΙΩΝ ΑΡΜΕΝ (Αs shaped as Λs)
Edition ὑπὲρ νίκης Ῥωμαίων Ἀρμεν(ίων)
Translation for the victory of the Romans over the Armenians
Reverse design Armenia seated on ground, left, wearing tall headdress; beside, shield and military standard
Metal silver
Average diameter 17 mm
Average weight 3.27 g
Axis 12
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
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