RPC IV.3, 6496 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume IV.3
Number 6496 (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 [ΑΥ]Τ Κ Μ ΑΥΡΗΛ ΑΝ[ΤΩΝΙΝ] (Αs shaped as Λs)
Obverse design bare head of Marcus Aurelius with traces of drapery, right
Reverse inscription [ΥΠ]Ε[Ρ] ΝΙΚΗϹ ΡΩΜΑΙΩΝ (Α shaped as Λ)
Reverse design female figure standing, left, holding round object (globe or apple?) and cornucopia
Metal silver
Average diameter 17 mm
Axis 3
Reference BMC 3
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: BMC 3, pl. XIX.7 Weber = Walker 3391: AR: 70.50