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URI | https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/6642 json ttl rdf xml epidoc |
Volume | IV.3 |
Number | 6642 (temporary) |
Province | Arabia |
Region | Syria |
City | Philadelphia |
Reign | Marcus Aurelius |
Person (obv.) | Marcus Aurelius (Augustus) ; Lucius Verus (Augustus) |
Issue | Marcus and Verus, co-emperors |
Dating | 161–169 |
Obverse inscription | ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΥΡΗ ΑΝΤωΝ[ |
Edition | Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρή(λιος) Ἀντων[---] |
Translation | Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Anton[---] |
Obverse design | emperors Marcus Aurelius (on left) and Lucius Verus (on right) standing, facing each other, clasping hands, both wearing toga |
Reverse inscription | ΗΡΑΚΛΗϹ ΦΙΛ[?]ωΝ ΚΟΙ ϹΥΡ |
Edition | Ἡρακλῆς Φιλ[---]ων Κοίλ(ης) Συρ(ίας) |
Translation | Heracles of the Philadelphians, of Coele-Syria |
Reverse design | bust of Heracles (youthful), facing; over shoulder, club |
Metal | copper-based alloy |
Average diameter | 32 mm |
Average weight | 21.67 g |
Axis | 2 |
Reference | Spijkerman 26 |
Specimens | 3 (1 in the core collections) |