RPC IV.1, 5164 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.1
Number 5164 (temporary)
Province Achaea
Region Corinthia
City Corinth
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Marcus Aurelius (Augustus)
Obverse inscription M AVR ANTONINVS AVG
Edition M(arcus) Aur(elius) Antoninus Aug(ustus)
Translation Marcus Aurelius Augustus
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Marcus Aurelius wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right
Reverse inscription C L I COR
Edition c(olonia) L(aus) Iul(ia) Cor(inthiensium)
Translation the colony Laus Iulia of the Corinthians
Reverse design Melicertes-Palaimon lying on back of dolphin, right; behind, pine-tree
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 20 mm
Average weight 5.30 g
Axis 11, 12
Reference BCD Corinth 727
Specimens 5 (3 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1920-8-5-1040
2 2     P: 905, both sides tooled, obverse legend altered to 'M ANTONINVS AVG TR XXIIIG'
3 3     V: GR 13669
4 4     ✸ Lanz 105, BCD coll., 26 Nov. 2001, lot 727
5 5     J. D. Kinney coll. (ex Rex Numismatics Rex Budget 6, 1 Mar. 2024, lot 367)