RPC IV.3, 6496 (temporary)

 

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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)
Edition 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 [ΥΠ]Ε[Ρ] ΝΙΚΗϹ ΡΩΜΑΙΩΝ (Α shaped as Λ)
Edition ὑπὲρ νίκης Ῥωμαίων
Translation for the victory of the Romans
Reverse design female figure standing, left, holding round object (globe or apple?) and cornucopia
Metal silver
Average diameter 17 mm
Average weight 2.69 g
Axis 3
Reference BMC 3
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

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