RPC V.2, — (unassigned; ID 880)

 

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Coin type
Volume V.2
Number — (unassigned; ID 880)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Cyzicus
Region Troas
City Alexandria
Reign Caracalla
Person (obv.) Caracalla (Augustus)
Issue Style 1
Obverse inscription ΑΥ M AV ANTONIN
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) M(arcus) Au(relius) Antonin(us)
Translation Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
Obverse design laureate and draped bust of Caracalla, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription COL ALEXAN(D) AVG
Edition col(onia) Alexand(ria) Aug(usta)
Translation Colony of Alexandria Augusta
Reverse design she-wolf standing right, head left, feeding twins
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 7.94 g
Axis 6, 9, 11, 12
Specimens 12 (5 in the core collections)
Note on the rev., the D is retrograd

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
    L: 1940,1001.208
    P: 296
    Cop SNG 140
    Mu SNG 88
    O: New College
    Çanakkale: 6426 SNG 319
    CGT coll.
    CGT coll.
    ✸ Pecunem 34, 2 Aug. 2015, lot 600
    Roma Numismatics EA 33, 4 Feb. 2017, lot 286
    Savoca Blue 5, 24 Feb. 2018, lot 813
    SNG Arikantürk 131