RPC IV.3, 5306 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume IV.3
Number 5306 (temporary)
Province Cappadocia
Region Pontus
City Amasea
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Faustina II (Augusta)
Issue Year 165 (AD 162/163)
Obverse inscription ΦΑΥϹΤΕΙΝΑ ϹΕΒΑϹΤΗ
Obverse design draped bust of Faustina II, right
Reverse inscription ΑΜΑϹ ΜΗΤ Κ ΠΡΩ ΤΟΥ ΠοΝ(Τ) ΕΤ ΡΞΕ
Reverse design Dionysus standing, left, holding cantharus over panther and long thyrsus
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Axis 6
Reference Rec 23, Dalaison Amaseia 98-99
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: (Löbb) Rec 23, pl. IV.19 (rev.) = Dalaison 98b and Pl. 10
3 3     ✸ Savoca Coins Blue Auction 19, 20 Apr. 2019, lot 702 (ex Peus 366, Burstein coll., Oct. 2000, lot 541) = Dalaison 99d and Pl. 10