RPC IV.3, 6495 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.3
Number 6495 (temporary)
Province Mesopotamia
Region Mesopotamia
City Carrhae
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Marcus Aurelius (Augustus)
Issue Marcus and Verus, co-emperors
Dating after 164
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ[ΗΛ Α]ΝΤΩΝΙΝ (Αs shaped as Λs)
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Αὐρήλιος Ἀντωνῖνος Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρήλ(ιος) Ἀντωνῖν(ος)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
Obverse design bare head of Marcus Aurelius with traces of drapery, right
Reverse inscription [Α]ΡΜ[ ] ΥΠΕΡ ΝΙΚΗϹ ΡΩΜΑΙΩΝ (Αs shaped as Λs)
Edition Ἀρμ--- ὑπὲρ νίκης Ῥωμαίων Ἀρμ[---] ὑπὲρ νίκης Ῥωμαίων
Translation Armenia, for the victory of the Romans
Reverse design Armenia seated on ground, left, wearing tall headdress; beside, shield and military standard
Metal silver
Average diameter 16 mm
Average weight 3.31 g
Axis 1
Reference BMC 2
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: BMC 2, pl. XIX.6 Walker 3389: AR: 73.50