RPC IV.3, 6875 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #6

 

Coin type
Volume IV.3
Number 6875 (temporary)
Province Syria
Region Phoenicia
City Ptolemais
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Marcus Aurelius (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IMP CAES M AVR AN(T) AVG
Edition Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus Imp(erator) Caes(ar) M(arcus) Aur(elius) Ant(oninus) Aug(ustus)
Translation Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Marcus Aurelius wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right
Reverse inscription COL PTOL
Edition colonia Ptolemais col(onia) Ptol(emais)
Translation colony of Ptolemais
Reverse design turreted and veiled Fortuna/Tyche seated on rock, right, holding ears of corn, resting foot on swimming river-god
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 13.01 g
Axis 12
Reference Kadman IV, 109 corr., Kadman IV, p. 189, no. 47 corr., Kadman IV, 112 corr. and Kadman IV, p. 189, no. 50 corr.
Specimens 8 (3 in the core collections)
Feedback

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     J-MJA Kadman IV, 109, pl. VII
2 2     Sha'ar Ha'amakim Museum
3 3     Private coll. N. Shahaf, Haifa
4 4     V: GR 22460
5 5     B: (Löbb)
6 6     ✸ L: 1931,0603.39 Kadman IV, 112, pl. VII, obverse 'as Lucius Verus', weight wrongly as '11.72g', in L under 'Lucius Verus'
7 7     CGT coll.
8 8     CGT coll.