RPC IV.3, 3816 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.3
Number 3816 (temporary)
Province Cappadocia
Region Pontus
City Amasea
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Marcus Aurelius (Augustus)
Person (rev.) Marcus Aurelius (Augustus) ; Lucius Verus (Augustus)
Issue Year 164 (AD 161/162)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙϹ Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΩ ϹΕΒ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτορι) Καίσ(αρι) Μ(άρκῳ) Αὐρ(ηλίῳ) Ἀντωνίνῳ Σεβ(αστῷ)
Translation to Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Marcus Aurelius wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right
Reverse inscription ΑΔΡ ΑΜΑϹ ΝΕΩΚ Κ ΠΡΩ ΠΟΝ ΕΤ ΡΞΔ
Edition Ἁδρ(ιανῆ) Ἀμάσ(εια) νεωκ(όρος) κ(αὶ) πρώ(τη) Πόν(του) ἔτ(ους) ρξδʹ
Translation Hadrianic Amasea, neocorate and first city of Pontus, of year 164
Reverse design emperors (Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus) standing, facing each other, clasping hands, each wearing toga and holding scroll
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 34 mm
Average weight 26.29 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference Rec 20(2), Dalaison, Amaseia 76
Specimens 3 (2 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: Löbb, authenticity doubtful: cast
2 2     NY: 1981.40.30 Dalaison, Amaseia 76a
3 3     ✸ Gabinet Numizmatyczny D. Marciniak 20, 23 May 2023, lot 9401 (ex Gabinet Numizmatyczny D. Marciniak 19, 2 Feb. 2023, lot 4815)