RPC IV.3, 6363 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.3
Number 6363 (temporary)
Province Syria Palaestina
Region Samaria
City Nysa-Scythopolis
Reign Antoninus Pius
Person (obv.) Marcus Aurelius (Caesar)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΡΗ ΟΥΗΡΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ
Edition Αὐρήλιος Οὐῆρος Καῖσαρ Αὐρή(λιος) Οὐῆρος Καῖσαρ
Translation Aurelius Verus Caesar
Obverse design bare-headed bust of Marcus Aurelius (short beard) wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right
Reverse inscription ΝΥϹΑ ϹΚ[Υ] ϹΥΡΙΑϹ
Edition Νύσα Σκυθόπολις Συρίας Νύσα Σκυ(θόπολις) Συρίας
Translation Nysa-Scythopolis of Syria
Reverse design nude Dionysus standing, left, holding cantharus over panther and long filleted thyrsus
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 22 mm
Average weight 11.04 g
Axis 11, 12
Reference Spijkerman 6, BMC 5
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: BMC 5, pl. VIII.3 (rev.) Spijkerman 6, pl. 41 (rev.)
1 1     Münster: M 5940
2 2     CNG 407, 10 Oct. 2017, lot 324 ex François Righetti coll. ex Clark E. Adams coll. ex Superior, 11 Dec. 1992, lot 2198.