RPC IV.1, 6241 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume IV.1
Number 6241 (temporary)
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Nicaea
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Marcus Aurelius (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝοϹ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Ἀντωνεῖνος
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Marcus Aurelius wearing cuirass, right
Reverse inscription ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ
Edition Νικαιέων
Translation of the Nicaeans
Reverse design nude Heracles (bearded) standing, right, resting right hand on hip, left arm wrapped in lion skin, resting on club which stands on rock
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Average weight 14.42 g
Axis 6, 7
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     vA 555
2 2     Cologne Weiser 012, pl. 1
3 3     ✸ NY: 1944.100.42175