RPC IV.2, 86 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 86 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Cyzicus
Region Troas
City Ilium
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Marcus Aurelius (Augustus)
Issue Marcus and Verus, co-emperors: Issue 4 (ΑΡΜΕΝΙΑΚΟϹ)
Dating c. 164–166
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΥΡΗΛ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ Α(Ρ)
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρήλ(ιος) Ἀντωνεῖνος Ἀρ(μενιακός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Armeniacus
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Marcus Aurelius (long beard with short curls) wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΙΛΙΕΩΝ
Edition Ἰλιέων
Translation of the Ilians
Reverse design to left, Ganymede seated on rock, right, wearing Phrygian cap, resting arm on rock, holding patera; to right, Zeus in the form of an eagle standing, left; behind eagle to right, cult statue of Athena of Ilium standing on high and decorated column, left
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 34 mm
Average weight 23.55 g
Axis 2, 12
Reference Bellinger T 149, von Fritze, Ilion 61, BMC 51
Specimens 7 (4 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: BMC 51, pl. XII.8 (rev.) Bellinger T 149, pl. 7 = von Fritze, Ilion 61, Beilage 63 (rev.)
2 2     L: 1979-1-1-1649 vA 7612
3 3     P: 735 Wa 1160
4 4     Cop SNG suppl. 321
5 5     Bertolami Fine Arts - ACR Auctions 4 (05/12/2011), 110
6 6     Stack's Coin Galleries Apr. 2010, 239 = Pecunem Numismatik Naumann 32 (07/06/2015), 306
7 7     Bank Leu 45 (26/05/1988), 341