RPC IV.1, 8178 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #6

 

Coin type
Volume IV.1
Number 8178 (temporary)
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Thessalonica
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Marcus Aurelius (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤΩΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Ἀντωνῖνος Αὐτοκράτωρ Ἀντωνῖνος
Translation Emperor Antoninus
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Marcus Aurelius wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right
Reverse inscription ΘΕϹϹΑΛΟΝΙΚΕΩΝ
Edition Θεσσαλονικέων Θεσσαλονικέων
Translation of the Thessalonicans
Reverse design Nike advancing, left, holding wreath and palm-branch
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 12.68 g
Axis 6
Reference Touratsoglou, Marcus Aurelius 6–7
Specimens 6 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     Mu: 102 Touratsoglou, Marcus Aurelius 6, pl. 17 (R5), broken, 11.66g
2 2     C McClean II, 3788, pl. 141.20, as 'Pius' = Touratsoglou, Marcus Aurelius 7, pl. 17 (V5, R6)
3 3     Private coll., Germany
4 4     Münster: M 715
5 5     Davissons 43, 20 March 2024, lot 87
6 6     ✸ Savoca Silver 187, 10 Dec. 2023, lot 113