RPC IV.3, 7070 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #8

 

Coin type
Volume IV.3
Number 7070 (temporary)
Province Syria
Region Syria
City Antioch
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Marcus Aurelius (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡΗΛ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρήλ(ιος) Ἀντωνῖνος Σεβ(αστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus
Obverse design laureate head of Marcus Aurelius, right
Reverse inscription S C (to l.) Κ (to r.) Α (below, numeral letters reversed Ζ, Θ, ΑΙ or ΒΙ)
Edition S(enatus) C(onsulto) κʹ αʹ
Translation by decree of the Senate, 20, 1
Reverse design in laurel wreath; in upper field, palm-branch
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 9.76 g
Axis 1, 6, 12
Reference McAlee 598
Specimens 10 (3 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Private coll. R.G. McAlee = McAlee 598(b)
1 1     Private coll. CGT = McAlee 598(a)
2 2     Private coll. R.G. McAlee
3 3     P: 541 McAlee 598(c)
4 4     Waage 519, obverse legend obscure, therefore identification of obverse emperor as Marcus Aurelius rather than Lucius Verus only tentative
5 5     Waage 518, obverse only illustrated
6 6     O
7 7     D. Lowe coll. = McAlee 598(b)
8 8     ✸ R. Effler coll. (ex Savoca 210 Weekly Blue, 4 May 2024, lot 389) = McAlee 598(d)
9 9     L: G.929