RPC IV.2, 2943 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 2943 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Smyrna
Region Ionia
City Smyrna
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Marcus Aurelius (Augustus)
Magistrate Publius Claudius Attalos the sophist
Alliance with Laodicea ad Lycum
Dating c. 169–175
Obverse inscription ΑΥ ΚΑΙ ΜΑ ΑΥΡΗ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Μᾶ(ρκος) Αὐρή(λιος) Ἀντωνῖνος
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Marcus Aurelius (long beard with long curls) wearing cuirass, left, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΑΤΤΑΛΟϹ ϹΟΦΙϹΤΗϹ ΤΑΙϹ ΠΑΤΡΙ ϹΜΥΡ ΛΑΟ
Edition Ἄτταλος σοφιστής ταῖς πατρί(σι) Σμυρ(ναίων) Λαο(δικέων)
Translation Attalos the sophist to the fatherlands of the Smyrnaeans and Laodiceans
Reverse design in centre, Zeus of Laodicea standing, facing, holding eagle and long sceptre; between the two Nemeses of Smyrna standing, facing each other, each plucking chiton, left one holding bridle, right one holding cubit rule
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 43 mm
Average weight 52.62 g
Axis 5
Reference Klose —
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 2262 (Medaillon), reverse lighty double struck