RPC IV.3, 4923 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume IV.3
Number 4923 (temporary)
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Trachea
City Elaeusa-Sebaste
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Marcus Aurelius (Augustus) ; Lucius Verus (Augustus)
Issue Marcus and Verus, co-emperors
Dating 161–169
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤο ϹΕΒΑϹΤωΝ
Edition Αὐτοκρατό(ρων) Σεβαστῶν
Translation of the Emperors Augusti
Obverse design bare-headed busts of Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, facing each other, each wearing cuirass and paludamentum
Reverse inscription ϹΕΒΑϹΤΗ ΜΗΤ ΠΑΡΑΛΟΥ
Edition Σεβαστῆ(ς) μητ(ροπόλέως) παράλου
Translation of Sebaste, coastal metropolis
Reverse design herm on base, facing
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 18 mm
Average weight 5.09 g
Axis 12
Reference H. v. Aulock, JNG 18 (1968), 44, no. 3
Specimens 4 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Karlsruhe R. Münsterberg, NZ 43 (1921), p. 132 = H. v. Aulock, JNG 18 (1968), 44, no. 3, pl. 3.5
2 2     Levante 847
3 3     ✸ Private coll. CGT = Numismatik Naumann 72 (06/01/2019), 382
4 4     Private coll. CGT = Ares Numismatics Web Auction7 (21/02/2019), 287, perhaps same as specimen 2