RPC IV.1, 8177 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume IV.1
Number 8177 (temporary)
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Thessalonica
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Marcus Aurelius (Augustus)
Issue Marcus Aurelius and Commodus, co-emperors
Dating 177–180
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤοΚΡΑΤΩΡ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝοϹ (?)
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Αὐρ(ήλιος) Ἀντωνῖνος
Translation Emperor Aurelius Antoninus
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Marcus Aurelius wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right
Reverse inscription ΘΕϹϹΑΛΟΝΙΚΕωΝ
Edition Θεσσαλονικέων
Translation of the Thessalonicans
Reverse design Nike advancing, right, holding wreath and palm-branch
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 12.90 g
Axis 5, 6, 9, 11, 12
Reference Touratsoglou, Marcus Aurelius 3–5, Cop 413
Specimens 5 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Cop: 413 Touratsoglou, Marcus Aurelius 3, pl. 18 (R2)
2 2     Istanbul: 762 Touratsoglou, Marcus Aurelius 4, pl. 18 (V3, R3)
3 3     ✸ Mu: 101 Touratsoglou, Marcus Aurelius 5, pl. 18 (V4, R4)
4 4     Bern: Righetti 370
5 5     Nomos Obolos 15 (24/05/2020), 536