RPC IV.3, 8630 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.3
Number 8630 (temporary)
Province Mesopotamia
Region Mesopotamia
City Carrhae
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Marcus Aurelius (Augustus)
Issue Marcus and Verus, co-emperors
Dating after 164
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ(ΑΙ) Μ ΑΥΡΗΛΙ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝοϹ (Αs shaped as Λs)
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρήλι(ος) Ἀντωνῖνος
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
Obverse design laureate head of Marcus Aurelius, right
Reverse inscription ΑΡΜΕΝΙΑ ΥΠΕΡ ΝΙΚΗϹ ΤΩΝ ΚΥΡΙΩ(Ν ϹΕΒ) (Αs shaped as Λs)
Edition Ἀρμενία ὑπὲρ νίκης τῶν κυρίων Σεβ(αστῶν)
Translation Armenia for the victory of the Lords Augusti
Reverse design Armenia seated on ground, left, wearing tall headdress; beside, shield and military standard
Metal silver
Average diameter 17 mm
Average weight 2.53 g
Axis 4, 12
Specimens 2 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1970-9-9-245
2 2     O