RPC IV.1, 9508 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume IV.1
Number 9508 (temporary)
Province Achaea
Region Corinthia
City Corinth
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Marcus Aurelius (Augustus)
Obverse inscription [IMP?] CAES M AVRE[LIO?] ANTONINVS AVG [P M]
Obverse design laureate head of Marcus Aurelius with traces of drapery, right
Reverse inscription C L I COR
Reverse design to left, cult statue of Venus/Aphrodite of Acrocorinthus standing, left, holding Mars/Ares' shield before her as mirror; to right, cult statue of Diana/Artemis of Ephesus standing, facing, wearing kalathos, having supports
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Axis 10, 11
Reference BCD Corinth 786 corr.
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     V: GR 13707, under 'Lucius Verus', authenticity doubtful: cast?
2 2     ✸ BCD Corinth 786, under 'Commodus'