RPC IV.3, 6877 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.3
Number 6877 (temporary)
Province Syria
Region Phoenicia
City Ptolemais
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Marcus Aurelius (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IMP CAES M AVR ANT 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 draped bust of male figure (fire-god?) with long hair with three distinct curls and long beard with four plaites, right; to right, torch
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Average weight 19.85 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference Kadman IV, 111 and Kadman IV, p. 189, no. 49
Specimens 5 (1 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     Sha'ar Ha'amakim Museum
2 2     ✸ B: 12622
3 3     Private coll. N. Shahaf, Haifa
4 4     Private coll. N. Shahaf, Haifa
5 5     Mabbott 2702 = Kadman IV, 111, pl. VII