RPC IV.1, 4887 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume IV.1
Number 4887 (temporary)
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Paphlagonia
City Amastris
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Marcus Aurelius (Augustus)
Obverse inscription Α ΚΑΙϹ Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝ
Edition Α(ὐτοκράτωρ) Καῖσ(αρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Ἀντωνεῖν(ος)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
Obverse design bare head of Marcus Aurelius with traces of drapery, right
Reverse inscription ΑΜΑϹΤΡΙΑΝΩΝ
Edition Ἀμαστριανῶν
Translation of the Amastrians
Reverse design Apis-bull walking, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 19 mm
Axis 7
Reference Rec 92 corr., BMC 25
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: BMC 25, pl. XX.9, misreading obverse legend, pierced, 4.92g
2 2     Milan