RPC IV.3, 6189 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.3
Number 6189 (temporary)
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Trachea
City Ninica Claudiopolis
Reign Antoninus Pius
Person (obv.) Marcus Aurelius (Caesar)
Dating c. 144–161
Obverse inscription AVR VERVM CAES (Vs shaped as U)
Edition Avrelium Verum Caesarem Avr(elium) Verum Caes(arem)
Translation to Aurelius Verus Caesar
Obverse design bare head of Marcus Aurelius (lightly bearded - short beard), right
Reverse inscription COL AVG FELI NINI CLAVDI (Vs shaped as U)
Edition colonia Augusta Felix Ninica Claudiopolis col(onia) Aug(usta) Feli(x) Nini(ca) Claudi(opolis)
Translation colony of Augusta Felix Ninica Claudiopolis
Reverse design eagle standing on line, facing, head, right, spreading wings; between two military standards
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 7.13 g
Axis 12
Reference Kubitschek 4 corr.
Specimens 4 (2 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: 1882/489 J. Friedländer, ZfN 11 (1884), p. 52
2 2     ✸ NY: 1944.100.54146
3 3     Ziegler, Sammlungen, 318, pl. 15, private coll., Duisburg
4 4     CGT coll.