RPC IV.2, 11210 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 11210 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Cyzicus
Region Mysia
City Cyzicus
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Marcus Aurelius (Augustus)
Alliance with Ephesus
Issue Second half of reign of Marcus Aurelius: »Kyzikos«
Dating c. 169–175, perhaps until AD 180
Obverse inscription [ΑΥ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΥΡΗ] ΑΝ[ΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ]
Obverse design bare-headed bust of Marcus Aurelius (long beard with long curls) wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ]ΝΩΝ [
Reverse design to left, nude hero Ephesos(?) standing, right; to right, nude hero Kyzikos standing, left, holding spear(?); both clasping hands
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 33 mm
Reference Franke & Nollé —
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Naville Numismatics 18 (01/11/2015), 204, attribution to Cyizcus is not entirely certain