RPC IV.1, 9508 (temporary)

 

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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]
Edition Imp(erator) Caes(ar) M(arcus) Aureliu(s) Antoninus Aug(ustus) P(ontifex) M(aximus)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus, chief priest
Obverse design laureate head of Marcus Aurelius with traces of drapery, right
Reverse inscription C L I COR
Edition c(olonia) L(aus)Iul(ia) Cor(inthiensium)
Translation Colony of Laus Iulia of the Corinthians
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
Average weight 12.69 g
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'