RPC IV.1, 4656 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.1
Number 4656 (temporary)
Province Achaea
Region Corinthia
City Corinth
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Marcus Aurelius (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IMP M ANTONINVS AVG
Edition Imp(erator) M(arcus) Antoninus Aug(ustus)
Translation Emperor Marcus Antoninus Augustus
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Marcus Aurelius wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right
Reverse inscription C L I COR
Edition c(olonia) L(aus) Iul(ia) Cor(inthiensium)
Translation the colony Laus Iulia of the Corinthians
Reverse design Melikertes-Palaimon lying on back of dolphin, right; between two pine-trees
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 8.73 g
Axis 3, 9, 10
Reference BCD Corinth 704, BMC 611, Cop 328 corr.
Specimens 5 (4 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: BMC 611
2 2     Cop: 328, obverse legend wrongly as 'IMP AVR ANTONINVS AVG'
3 3     V: GR 13668, reverse legend obscure
4 4     Lindgren II, 1618 = BCD Corinth 704
5 5     G: II, 105, no. 146 SNG I, no. 464