RPC IV.1, 4658 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.1
Number 4658 (temporary)
Province Achaea
Region Corinthia
City Corinth
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Marcus Aurelius (Augustus)
Obverse inscription I M AVR ANTONINVC(sic) AVG
Edition I(mperator) M(arcus) Aur(elius) Antoninus Aug(ustus)
Translation Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Marcus Aurelius wearing cuirass, 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 to left, nude Athlete advancing, left, holding race-torch and palm-branch; to right, Melikertes-Palaimon lying on dolphin, left; behind, pine-tree
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 12.31 g
Axis 6, 8, 10, 11, 12
Reference BCD Corinth 716, BMC 613
Specimens 8 (6 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: BMC 613, pl. XX.13 (rev. = NCP, p. 11, no. 1, pl. B.V (rev.))
2 2     ✸ P: 897
3 3     P: Duplicates, reverse with signs of tooling
4 4     P: Duplicates
5 5     V: GR 13674
6 6     BCD Corinth 716
7 7     BCD
8 8     O