RPC IV.2, 686 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 686 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Cyzicus
Region Mysia
City Cyzicus
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Marcus Aurelius (Augustus)
Issue Second half of reign of Marcus Aurelius: »Kyzikos«
Dating c. 169–175, perhaps until AD 180
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΥ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐ(ρήλιος) Ἀντωνεῖνος
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
Obverse design bare head of Marcus Aurelius (long beard with long curls), right
Reverse inscription ΚΥΖΙΚΗΝΩΝ
Edition Κυζικηνῶν
Translation of the Cyzicenes
Reverse design lighted torch on altar, entwined by serpent
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 6.65 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference BMC 223
Specimens 3 (3 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: BMC 223, pl. XIII.2 (rev.)
2 2     ✸ V: GR 33837 J. Hirsch 21 (16/11/1908), coll. Consul Weber, 2418, not illustrated
5 5     O: worn