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Coin ID #10487

Kaisareia (AD 161-180) AE 20 - Marcus Aurelius

Marcus Aurelius, 161-180 AD. AE20 (7.79g, 6h). ΑΥΤΟΚ ΑΝΤωΝΩΙΝΟC, laureate bust right / ΚΑΙCΑΡΕΩΝ Τ Π ΑΡΓΑΙΩ / ΕΤ-Ε, Mount Argaios with star on top. Dated RY 5 (165 AD).

Unrecorded date and type for Marcus Aurelius, in Sydenham or Malloy supplement. Of the 4 examples now cited in RPC IV, all specimens in national museum collections, the Paris specimen of uncertain attribution. Dark patina. Obverse a bit rough, on the usual crowded flan. Very rare.

File information
Filename:RP714w.jpg
City/Mint name:Kaisareia
Keywords:roman / bronze
References:RPC IV, 6861 (4); Sydenham 338b var.; SNG Cop. 244
Valuation:Undetermined; purchased uncleaned Numismatik Lanz, January 2012
Photo courtesy of:Robert Effler
Filesize:179 KiB
Date added:Jun 18, 2013
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