RPC IV.2, 62 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 62 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Cyzicus
Region Troas
City Assus
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Marcus Aurelius (Augustus)
Issue Marcus as co-emperor of Verus
Dating c. 161–166
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΥ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐ(ρήλιος) Ἀντωνεῖ(νος)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Marcus Aurelius (medium length beard - long beard with short curls) wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΑϹϹΙΩΝ
Edition Ἀσσίων
Translation of the Assians
Reverse design griffin reclining, left, on thunderbolt
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 22 mm
Average weight 6.34 g
Axis 1, 5, 12
Reference F. Imhoof-Blumer, RSN 19 (1913), 28, no. 74
Specimens 3 (2 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: 18271675, 1906 Löbbecke F. Imhoof-Blumer, RSN 19 (1913), 28, no. 74
2 2     ✸ P: 530
3 3     Winterthur Bloesch 2, no. 2725, ex coll. F. Imhoof-Blumer