RPC IV.2, 4710 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 4710 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of the Cyclades
Region Cyclades
City Syros
Reign Antoninus Pius
Person (obv.) Marcus Aurelius (Caesar)
Person (rev.) Marcus Aurelius (Caesar) ; Faustina II (Augusta)
Dating probably c. 147–148, otherwise c. 147–161
Obverse inscription ΟΥΗΡΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ
Edition Οὐῆρος Καῖσαρ Οὐῆρος Καῖσαρ
Translation Verus Caesar
Obverse design bare head of Marcus Aurelius (short beard), right
Reverse inscription ϹΥΡΙ ΚΑΒΙΡΩΝ
Edition Συρίων Καβίρων Συρί(ων) Καβίρων
Translation of the Kabeiroi of the Syrans
Reverse design heads of Faustina II (on left) and Marcus Aurelius as Caesar (on right, with short beard), facing each other; both as the Kabeiroi; between, ear of corn; below, bee and star
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 21 mm
Average weight 6.15 g
Axis 5, 6
Reference Le Quéré 382, no. 87, Le Quéré 382, no. 89 corr., BMC 27 corr.
Specimens 11 (8 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: BMC 27, obverse as 'Lucius Verus', in L under 'Lucius Verus' Le Quéré 382, no. 87, pl. IX
2 2     P: 432
3 3     P: 433
4 4     P: 434
5 5     P Bab 1926, under 'Tripolis in Phoenicia', obverse as 'Lucius Verus'
6 6     C: Leake 6616, Insular Greece, p. 42.9, obverse as 'Lucius Verus'
7 7     V: GR 14995
8 8     A: Tsibourakis 1896/97 ΙΒ' Ι 594
9 9     H.D. Rauch 73 (17/05/2004), 409, obverse as 'Lucius Verus' = H.D. Rauch 74 (07/12/2004), 295, obverse as 'Lucius Verus' = Heidelberger Münzhandlung Herbert Grün 64 (20/11/2014), 1930
10 10     Münzen & Medaillen Deutschland 4 (19/03/1999), 229, pl. 10, obverse as 'Lucius Verus', weight as 8.71 g = InAsta 26 (01/07/2008), 1124 = Le Quéré 382, no. 89 (not illustrated), describing tooled reverse as 'Marcus on l. and Faustina II on r.'
11 11     P: ex Boutin