RPC IV.3, 8028 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume IV.3
Number 8028 (temporary)
Province Mesopotamia
Region Mesopotamia
City Carrhae
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Marcus Aurelius (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡΗΛΙ] ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ ϹΕ (Αs shaped as Λs)
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρήλι(ος) Ἀντωνῖνος Σε(βαστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus
Obverse design laureate head of Marcus Aurelius with traces of drapery, right
Reverse inscription ΥΠΕΡ ΝΙΚΗϹ ΤΩΝ ΚΥΡΙΩΝ ϹΕΒ
Edition ὑπὲρ νίκης τῶν κυρίων Σεβ(αστῶν)
Translation for the victory of the Lords Augusti
Reverse design Homonoia/Providentia standing facing, head left, holding globe and cornucopia
Metal silver
Average diameter 17 mm
Average weight 2.59 g
Axis 12
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 1814, under 'Carrhae'
2 2     G. Hirsch 211 (21/09/2000), 1526, pl. 14