RPC IV.2, 2674 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 2674 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Ephesus
Region Ionia
City Ephesus
Reign Antoninus Pius
Person (obv.) Marcus Aurelius (Caesar) ; Faustina II (Augusta)
Magistrate Flavius Iulianus
Issue Marcus Aurelius as Caesar and Faustina II
Dating c. 158–161
Obverse inscription οΥΗΡοϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ [Φ]ΑΥϹΤΕΙΝΑ ϹΕ
Edition Οὐῆρος Καῖσαρ Φαυστεῖνα Σεβαστή Οὐῆρος Καῖσαρ Φαυστεῖνα Σε(βαστή)
Translation Verus Caesar, Faustina Augusta
Obverse design to left, bare head of Marcus Aurelius (medium length beard), right; to right, draped bust of Faustina II, left
Reverse inscription ΕΠΙ ΦΛ ΙΟΥΛΙΑΝΟΥ ΕΦΕϹΙΩΝ
Edition ἐπὶ Φλαουίου Ἰουλιανοῦ Ἐφεσίων ἐπὶ Φλ(αουίου) Ἰουλιανοῦ Ἐφεσίων
Translation under Flavius Iulianus, of the Ephesians
Reverse design river-god reclining, left, holding cult statue of Artemis of Ephesus, resting on water-urn
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 22 mm
Average weight 5.92 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference Karwiese 341
Specimens 4 (2 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 741 Karwiese 341 (V1, R1)
2 2     V: GR 17183
3 3     Alex G. Malloy 33 (19/06/1992), 150, worn, both legends mostly obscure, under 'Ilium'
4 4     Numismad 19, 25–26 Oct. 2024, lot 748