RPC IV.3, 6499 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.3
Number 6499 (temporary)
Province Mesopotamia
Region Mesopotamia
City Carrhae
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Faustina II (Augusta)
Issue Marcus and Verus, co-emperors
Dating after 164
Obverse inscription ΦΑΥϹΤΙΝΑ ϹΕΒΑϹΤΗ (Αs shaped as Λs)
Edition Φαυστῖνα Σεβαστή
Translation Faustina Augusta
Obverse design draped bust of Faustina II wearing stephane, right
Reverse inscription ΥΠΕΡ ΝΙΚΗϹ ΡΩΜΑΙΩΝ (Α shaped as Λ)
Edition ὑπὲρ νίκης Ῥωμαίων
Translation for the victory of the Romans
Reverse design female figure standing, left, holding patera and long sceptre
Metal silver
Average diameter 18 mm
Average weight 2.83 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference BMC 6
Specimens 5 (3 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: BMC 6, pl. XIX.10 Walker 3394: AR: 70.00
2 2     ✸ V: GR 36404, under 'Carrhae' Prowe III, 2656, not illustrated
3 3     Peus 372 (30/10/2002), 1238, pl. 49
4 4     O
5 5     Private coll.