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Image of specimen #1 |
URI | https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/958 json ttl rdf xml epidoc |
Volume | IV.2 |
Number | 958 (temporary) |
Province | Asia |
Subprovince | Conventus of Sardis |
Region | Uncertain |
City | Koinon of the Thirteen Cities |
Reign | Antoninus Pius |
Person (obv.) | Marcus Aurelius (Caesar) |
Magistrate | Marcus Claudius Fronto (asiarch (of the Koinon of Asia) and archiereus of the Koinon of the Thirteen Cities) |
Dating | c. 140–144 |
Obverse inscription | Μ ΑΙΛΙΟϹ ΑΥΡΗ ΒΗΡΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ |
Edition | Μ(ᾶρκος) Αἴλιος Αὐρή(λιος) Βῆρος Καῖσαρ |
Translation | Marcus Aelius Aurelius Verus Caesar |
Obverse design | bare-headed bust of Marcus Aurelius (youthful) wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from centre |
Reverse inscription | ΚΟΙΝΟΝ [ΠΡΟΝΟ?] Μ ΚΛ ΦΡΟΝΤΩΝΟϹ ΑϹΙΑΡΧΟΥ ΚΑΙ ΑΡΧΙΕΡΕΩϹ ΓΙ ΠΟΛΕΩΝ |
Edition | κοινὸν προνο(ηθέντος) Μ(άρκου) Κλ(αυδίου) Φροντώνος ἀσιάρχου καὶ ἀρχιερέως γιʹ πόλεων |
Translation | koinon, under the direction of Marcus Claudius Fronto, asiarch and archiereus, of the 13 cities |
Reverse design | temple with six columns and rounded pediment enclosing statue of Kore of Sardis standing, facing, wearing tall crown surmounted by crescent |
Metal | copper-based alloy |
Average diameter | 38 mm |
Average weight | 37.47 g |
Axis | 12 |
Reference | Gillespie 28 |
Specimens | 1 (1 in the core collections) |