RPC IV.3, 6500 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.3
Number 6500 (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, right
Reverse inscription ΥΠΕΡ ΝΙΚΗϹ ΤΩΝ ΚΥΡΙΩΝ
Edition ὑπὲρ νίκης τῶν κυρίων
Translation for the victory of the Lords
Reverse design Aphrodite standing facing, head left, holding apple and long sceptre
Metal silver
Average diameter 17 mm
Average weight 2.24 g
Axis 12
Reference BMC 7
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: BMC 7, pl. XIX.11 Walker 3395: AR: 79.00
2 2     NumCirc 111/2 (April 2003), RM1316