RPC IV.3, 4873 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume IV.3
Number 4873 (temporary)
Province Cappadocia
Region Pontus
City Koinon of Pontus
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Marcus Aurelius (Augustus)
Issue Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus
Dating 98 = 161/2
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤΟΚ ΑΝΤωΝΕΙΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Edition Αὐτοκ(ράτωρ) Ἀντωνεῖνος Σεβ(αστός)
Translation Emperor Antoninus Augustus
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Marcus Aurelius wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right
Reverse inscription ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΠΟΝΤΟΥ ΕΤ ϘΗ
Edition κοινὸν Πόντου ἔτ(ους) ϙηʹ
Translation Koinon of Pontus, of year 98
Reverse design temple with four columns
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 9.93 g
Axis 1, 2
Reference Rec 1, BMC ('Neocaesarea') 1, Çizmeli 497–8
Specimens 8 (3 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ B: (Fox) Rec 1, pl. IV.1 = Çizmeli 497a
2 2     Warsaw: 86213
3 3     L: BMC ('Neocaesarea') 1 (in L under 'Neocaesarea', worn)
4 4     P: 1
5 5     vA 6692 = Bank Leu 20 (25/04/1978), 331 = CNG 55 (13/09/2000), 951
6 6     MMAG 41 (18/06/1970), 326, pl. 17 = Çizmeli 479, pl. XXXVIII
7 7     Yale: ex PRF
8 8     Boston: 64.960