RPC IV.2, 681 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 681 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Cyzicus
Region Mysia
City Cyzicus
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Marcus Aurelius (Augustus)
Magistrate Aurelius Priscianus (strategos)
Issue Second half of reign of Marcus Aurelius: »Kyzikos«
Dating c. 169–175, perhaps until AD 180
Obverse inscription ΑΥ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΥΡΗ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρή(λιος) Ἀντωνεῖνος
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
Obverse design bare-headed bust of Marcus Aurelius (long beard with long curls) wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ϹΤΡΑ ΠΡΕΙϹΚΙΑΝΟΥ ΚΥΖΙΚΗΝ(?) ΝΕΟΚΟΡ
Edition στρα(τηγοῦ) Πρεισκιανοῦ Κυζικην(ῶν) νεοκόρ(ων)
Translation of the strategos Priscianus, of the Cyzicenes, neocorate
Reverse design Maenad riding sideways on panther, left, holding thyrsus
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 31 mm
Average weight 25.06 g
Axis 12
Reference Cop 110
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)
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Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Cop: 110