RPC IV.1, 4741 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume IV.1
Number 4741 (temporary)
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Bithynium Claudiopolis
Reign Antoninus Pius
Person (obv.) Marcus Aurelius (Caesar)
Dating c. 139–144
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΥΡΗΛΙΟϹ ΟΥΗΡΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ
Edition Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρήλιος Οὐῆρος Καῖσαρ
Translation Marcus Aurelius Verus Caesar
Obverse design bare head of Marcus Aurelius (youthful - lightly bearded) with traces of drapery(?), right
Reverse inscription ΑΔΡΙΑΝΩΝ [ΒΙΘΥΝΙΕ]ΩΝ
Edition Ἁδριανῶν Βιθυνιέων
Translation of the Hadrianic Bithynians
Reverse design nude Hermes advancing, right, holding caduceus and chlamys, raising left hand(?)
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 10.96 g
Axis 6, 8
Reference Rec 23, Cop 339
Specimens 2 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Cop: 339 Rec 23, pl. XLII.3
2 2     ✸ B: Rauch