RPC IV.2, 4709 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 4709 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of the Cyclades
Region Cyclades
City Syros
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Marcus Aurelius (Augustus) ; Lucius Verus (Augustus)
Issue Marcus and Verus, co-emperors
Dating 161–169
Obverse inscription ΑΥ ΒΗΡΟϹ ΑΥ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Βῆρος Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Ἀντωνεῖνος
Translation Emperor Verus, Emperor Antoninus
Obverse design bare-headed busts of Lucius Verus (on left) and Marcus Aurelius (on right), facing each other, both wearing paludamentum
Reverse inscription ϹΥΡΙωИ (facing outward)
Edition Συρίων
Translation of the Syriotes
Reverse design draped bust of Isis wearing lotus, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 19 mm
Average weight 5.07 g
Axis 5, 6
Reference BMC 26, Cop 764
Specimens 21 (14 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: BMC 26
2 2     L: 1920-8-5-1592
3 3     L: BMC ('Serdica') 1
4 4     P: R1354, under 'Creta et Cyclades, nouvelles acquisitions'
5 5     P: 438
6 6     P: Delepierre
7 7     P: coll. Count Melchior de Vogüe 429, under 'Gaza'
8 8     P: M4509, under 'Unidentified'
9 9     B: 1901/444
10 10     B: 9072
11 11     B: (Fox)
12 12     Cop: 764
13 13     Madrid
14 14     Madrid
15 15     Mu: 4, acc. 44378
16 16     V: GR 14997
17 17     A: Tsibourakis 1896/97 ΙΒ' Ι 593
18 18     ✸ Private coll. CGT = Naville Numismatics 21 (20/03/2016), 240
19 19     CNG Mail Bid Sale 60 (22/05/2002), 1225
20 20     A: 1901/02 Δ' 16
21 21     Heidelberger Münzhandlung Herbert Grün 64 (20/11/2014), 1929