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
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
Reverse design Maenad riding sideways on panther, left, holding thyrsus
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 31 mm
Axis 12
Reference Cop 110
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Cop: 110