Æ36 - Marcus Aurelius ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡΑ ΚοΙ ΛΕϹΝΩ (sic)
Features
| Issuer |
Koinon of Lesbos
(Conventus of Pergamum)  |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Marcus Aurelius (Marcus Aurelius Antoninus) (161-180)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 166-169 |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 24.60 g |
| Diameter | 36 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 547309 |
| References | RPC Online IV.2# 2635 Roman Provincial Coinage (https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/) |
Obverse
Laureate-headed bust of Marcus Aurelius (long beard with long curls) wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from centre
Lettering: ΑΥ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΥΡΗΛΙΟ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟ ΠΑΡ
Unabridged legend: Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Αὐρήλιος Ἀντωνῖνος Παρθικός
Translation: Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Parthicus
Reverse
To left, Demeter standing, right, holding long torch; in centre, emperor standing, left, raising arm, holding spear; to right, youthful Dionysus standing, left, holding cantharus and long thyrsus
Lettering: ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡΑ ΚοΙ ΛΕϹΝΩΝ(sic)
Unabridged legend: ἐπὶ στρατηγοῦ --- κοινὸν Λεσβίων
Translation: under strategos [---], koinon of the Lesbians
Comments
BMC 2
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (166-169) | |||||||||||||||
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