RPC IV.3, 6452 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume IV.3
Number 6452 (temporary)
Province Syria Palaestina
Region Judaea
City Gaza
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Marcus Aurelius (Augustus) ; Lucius Verus (Augustus)
Issue Marcus and Verus, co-emperors
Dating 161–169
Obverse inscription ΑИΤωΝΙΝΟϹ [ΟΥΗΡΟϹ] ϹΕΒΑϹΤΟΙ
Edition Ἀντωνῖνος Οὐῆρος Σεβαστοί
Translation Antoninus, Verus, Augusti
Obverse design laureate heads of Marcus Aurelius (on left) and Lucius Verus (on right), facing each other
Reverse inscription ΘΚϹ ΓΑΖΑ (Ζ reversed)
Edition θκσʹ Γάζα
Translation 226, Gaza
Reverse design nude Apollo standing facing, head, left, holding patera over altar and long branch; to right, Gaza-symbol (mem)
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 19 mm
Average weight 6.97 g
Axis 12
Reference BMC 98
Specimens 2 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: BMC 98, pl. XVI.5 (rev.)
2 2     P: 197