RPC IV.1, 4599 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume IV.1
Number 4599 (temporary)
Province Achaea
Region Peloponnesus
City Patras
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Marcus Aurelius (Augustus)
Issue Marcus and Verus, co-emperors
Dating 161–169
Obverse inscription [IMP?] CAE[S?] M AVREL ANTONIN[
Edition Imp(erator) Caes(ar) M(arcus) Aurel(ius) Antonin[---]
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antonin[---]
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Marcus Aurelius wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right
Reverse inscription COL A A PATR
Edition col(onia) A(ugusta) A(chaica) Patr(ensis)
Translation Colony of Augustan Achaia of Patras
Reverse design nude male figure (Genius of Patras) standing, facing, head, left, holding patera and cornucopia
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 10.71 g
Axis 8
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ V: GR 13860
2 2     MünzZentrum 76 (10/11/1993), 104