RPC IV.3, 8631 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.3
Number 8631 (temporary)
Province Mesopotamia
Region Mesopotamia
City Carrhae
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Faustina II (Augusta)
Issue Marcus and Verus, co-emperors
Dating after 164
Obverse inscription ΦΑΥϹΤΙΝΑ ϹΕΒΑϹΤΗ (Αs shaped as Λs)
Edition Φαυστῖνα Σεβαστή
Translation Faustina Augusta
Obverse design draped bust of Faustina II wearing stephane, right
Reverse inscription [ΥΠΕ]Ρ ΝΙΚΗϹ ΡΩΜΑΙΩΝ (Α shaped as Λ)
Edition ὑπὲρ νίκης Ῥωμαίων
Translation for the victory of the Romans
Reverse design Dikaiosyne standing facing, head left, holding scales and cornucopia
Metal silver
Average diameter 16 mm
Average weight 2.61 g
Axis 12
Specimens 3 (2 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1987-11-12-4
2 2     Mu: 3, under 'Edessa in Mesopotamia'
3 3     ✸ Leu WA 14, 12 Dec. 2020, lot 1160