RPC IV.2, 2884 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 2884 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Ephesus
Region Lydia
City Tralles
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Marcus Aurelius (Augustus)
Magistrate Euarestos (grammateus)
Issue Marcus and Verus, co-emperors
Dating c. 161–165
Obverse inscription ΑΥ ΚΑΙ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Ἀντωνεῖνος
Translation Emperor Caesar Antoninus
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Marcus Aurelius (long beard with short curls) wearing cuirass, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΕΠΙ ΕΥΑΡΕϹΤοΥ Γ(ΡΑ) ΤΡΑΛΛΙΑΝΩΝ
Edition ἐπὶ Εὐαρέστου γρα(μματέως) Τραλλιανῶν
Translation under Euarestos, grammateus of the Trallians
Reverse design river-god (Maiandros) reclining, left, holding long reed and cornucopia, resting on water-urn
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 8.94 g
Axis 6, 7
Reference Oer de Almeida 95
Specimens 9 (6 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 1675
2 2     P: AA.GR.12586
3 3     L: 1915,0603.59
4 4     Mu SNG 756
5 5     Mu SNG 757
6 6     V: GR 27756, under 'Caracalla'
7 7     Helios Numismatik 3 (29/04/2009), 528 = GRPCL Tralles (formerly Seleukeia) 226
8 8     Found at Tralles: see Oer de Almeida 95/9
9 9     Savoca Coins Blue 27th Blue, 28–29 Dec. 2019, lot 843