RPC IV.2, 2442 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 2442 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Alabanda
Region Caria
City Aphrodisias
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Faustina II (Augusta)
Magistrate Tiberius Claudius Zelos (hiereus)
Issue Marcus and Verus, co-emperors
Dating 161–169
Obverse inscription ΦΑΥϹΤΕΙΝΑ ϹΕΒΑϹΤΗ
Edition Φαυστεῖνα Σεβαστή
Translation Faustina Augusta
Obverse design draped bust of Faustina II, right
Reverse inscription Τ Κ ΖΗ[ ] ΑΝΕΘΗ[ ] ΑΦΡΟΔΕΙϹΙΕΩΝ
Edition Τ(ιβέριος) Κ(λαύδιος) Ζῆ[---] ἀνέθη[---] Ἀφροδεισιέων
Translation Tiberius Claudius Zelos [---] dedicated [---], of the Aphrodisians
Reverse design Aphrodite standing, facing, head, left, holding Eros and long sceptre
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 11.90 g
Axis 6
Reference MacDonald type 65 (O126, R212)
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ C: Leake 1247, Asiatic Greece, p. 25.7, obverse as 'Faustina I' = MacDonald type 65, pl. VIII (R213)