RPC IV.1, 4766 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.1
Number 4766 (temporary)
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Cius
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Marcus Aurelius (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙϹ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Ἀντωνῖνος Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Καῖσ(αρ) Ἀντωνῖνος
Translation Emperor Caesar Antoninus
Obverse design bare-headed bust of Marcus Aurelius wearing cuirass, right
Reverse inscription ΚΙΑΝΩΝ
Edition Κιανῶν Κιανῶν
Translation of the Cians
Reverse design nude Eros (in attitude of Thanatos?) standing, right, crossing legs, resting on inverted torch
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 20 mm
Average weight 5.08 g
Axis 8, 12
Reference Rec 43
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 477 Wa 297 = Rec 43, pl. LI.1
2 2     Turin: worn
3 3     F. Jarman coll. (ex NAC 100, 29 May 2017, lot 1197)