RPC IV.3, 8566 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume IV.3
Number 8566 (temporary)
Province Arabia
Region Syria
City Abila
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Marcus Aurelius (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙϹ Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤ [ΑΥΓ?]
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Αὐρήλιος Ἀντωνεῖνος Αὔγουστος Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Καῖσ(αρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Ἀντ(ωνεῖνος) Αὔγ(ουστος)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Marcus Aurelius wearing cuirass, right
Reverse inscription ϹΕ ΑΒΙΛΗΝωΝ Ι Α Α Γ ΚΟΙ ϹΥ Α(or Β?)ΛϹ
Edition Σελευκέων Ἀβιληνῶν ἱερᾶς ἀσύλου αὐτονόμου γνωρίμου? Κοίλης Συρίας αλσʹ Σε(λευκέων) Ἀβιληνῶν ἱ(ερᾶς) ἀ(σύλου) α(ὐτονόμου) γ(νωρίμου?) Κοί(λης) Συ(ρίας) αλσʹ
Translation of the Seleucian Abilans, sacred, inviolable, autonomous, honourable(?), Coele-Syria, 231
Reverse design nude Heracles seated on rock, left, resting right arm on club, resting left arm on rock
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 10.15 g
Axis 12
Reference Spijkerman —
Specimens 2 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ NY: 1999.32.71, under 'Lucius Verus'
2 2     L: 1928-5-10-2, reading of date not entirely certain