RPC IV.3, 6482 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.3
Number 6482 (temporary)
Province Mesopotamia
Region Mesopotamia
City Carrhae
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Marcus Aurelius (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤοΚΡ ΚΑΙϹ ΜΑΡ ΑΥΡΗΛΙ οΥΗΡοϹ
Edition Αὐτοκρ(άτωρ) Καῖσ(αρ) Μᾶρ(κος) Αὐρήλι(ος) Οὐῆρος
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Verus
Obverse design laureate head of Marcus Aurelius, right
Reverse inscription ΚΑΡΗΝωΝ ΦΙΛΟΡωΜ(Εω?)
Edition Καρηνῶν Φιλορωμέω(ν)
Translation of the Carrhaeans, friends to the Romans
Reverse design crescent on filleted globe surmounted by star
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 8.89 g
Axis 11, 12
Reference BMC 1
Specimens 5 (4 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: BMC 1, pl. XII.3 (rev.)
2 2     P: 1824
3 3     B: (Löbb)
4 4     C: 1961/194
5 5     Bern: Righetti 2556