RPC IV.3, 9269 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.3
Number 9269 (temporary)
Province Syria Palaestina
Region Judaea
City Aelia Capitolina
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Marcus Aurelius (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IMP CAES M AVREL ANTONINVS AVG P M (all As shaped as Λ)
Edition Imp(erator) Caes(ar) M(arcus) Aurel(ius) Antoninus Aug(ustus) P(ontifex) M(aximus)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus, chief priest
Obverse design bare head of Marcus Aurelius with traces of drapery, right
Reverse inscription COL AEL CAP (all As shaped as Λ)
Edition col(onia) Ael(ia) Cap(itolina)
Translation Colony of Aelia Capitolina
Reverse design founder as priest ploughing with two oxen, right; in background, two military standards(?)
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 32 mm
Average weight 28.93 g
Axis 12
Reference Meshorer, Aelia Capitolina 42
Specimens 2 (2 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ V: GR 22553 Meshorer, Aelia Capitolina 42, pl. 79
2 2     V: GR 22552, authenticity doubtful: cast?