RPC IV.1, 8645 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume IV.1
Number 8645 (temporary)
Province Thrace
Region Thrace
City Augusta Traiana
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Faustina II (Augusta)
Dating 161–176
Obverse inscription ΦΑΥϹΤΕΙΝΑ ϹΕΒΑϹΤΗ
Edition Φαυστεῖνα Σεβαστή
Translation Faustina Augusta
Obverse design draped bust of Faustina II, right
Reverse inscription ΑΥΓΟΥϹΤΗϹ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΗϹ
Edition Αὐγούστης Τραιανῆς
Translation of Augusta Traiana
Reverse design veiled Demeter seated, left, holding two ears of corn and long torch
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 10.19 g
Reference Schönert-Geiss, MATT 72
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Sofia: 6434 Schönert-Geiss, MATT 72, pl. 3 (V27), pl. 4. (R59), cast at the Griechisches Münzwerk, Berlin
2 2     Peus 366 (25/10/2000), coll. Marcel Burstein, 380, pl. 17