RPC IV.1, 6852 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.1
Number 6852 (temporary)
Province Cyrenaica and Crete
Region Cyrenaica
City Cyrenaica
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Marcus Aurelius (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤΟΚΡ ΚΑΙϹ Μ ΑΥΡΗΛ ΑΝΤⲰΝƐΙΝοϹ ϹƐΒ
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Marcus Aurelius wearing cuirass, r.
Reverse inscription ΔΗΜΑΡΧΙΚ ƐΞΟΥϹ ΚϚ
Reverse design head of Zeus Ammon, r.
Metal Æ
Average diameter 30 mm
Axis 11, 12
Reference S 345 ('Caesarea'), BMC 189 ('Caesarea')
Specimens 5 (5 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: BMC 189 ('Caesarea'), in L under 'Caesarea'
2 2     P: 462A, under 'Caesarea', both sides tooled, obverse legend 'ΑVΤΟΚ ΚΑΙС ...', on reverse, Zeus Ammon with additional tooled 'kalathos'
3 3     ✸ P: 465, under 'Caesarea'
4 4     V: GR 21634, under 'Caesarea', both sides with signs of tooling
5 5     B: alter Bestand, under 'Caesarea', on reverse, date obscure, thus attribution to this type only tentative