RPC IV.3, 5771 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.3
Number 5771 (temporary)
Province Syria
Region Syria
City Damascus
Reign Antoninus Pius
Person (obv.) Marcus Aurelius (Caesar)
Dating c. 139–147
Obverse inscription ΑΥΡΗΛΙΟϹ ΚΑΙ ΑΥΤ ΥΙΟϹ ΥΠΑΤ
Edition Αὐρήλιος Καῖ(σαρ) Αὐτ(οκράτορος) υἰὸς ὕπατ(ος)
Translation Aurelius Caesar, son of the Emperor, consul
Obverse design bare-headed bust of Marcus Aurelius (youthful - lightly bearded) wearing paludamentum, right
Reverse inscription ΔΑΜΑϹΚΗΝωΝ [Μ]ΗΤ[Ρ]ΟΠΟΛ[Ε]ωϹ
Edition Δαμασκηνῶν μητροπόλεως
Translation of the Damascenes, metropolis
Reverse design turreted Tyche seated on rock, left, holding rudder(?), cornucopia and uncertain object; at her feet, swimming river-god
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 11.31 g
Axis 12
Reference de Saulcy, 38, no. 1$
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)
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