Alexandria: Marc Aurel (139/161-180 AD) [ AL_1938 ]
Categorisation
Materiality
Die properties
| Obverse | Reverse | |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Barhäuptiges Brustbild des Marc Aurel Caesar nach rechts, Paludamentum | Geflügelter, weiblicher Greif sitzt nach links, die rechte Pranke auf Rad gelegt; im Feld L ΚΔ |
| Depicted Person |
Marc Aurel (139/161-180 AD)
(
Caesar
)
|
- |
| Picture concept |
Portrait type: bust (to the right, seen from front, bare-headed)
Ruler (male) (in portrait, wearing)
Paludamentum (worn)
|
Griffin (seated, to the left, resting on)
Wheel (as prop)
|
| Legend (edited) | Μ(ΑΡΚΟΣ) ΑΥΡΗΛΙ(Ο)Σ - ΚΑΙΣΑΡ | - |
| Legend (plain) | Μ ΑΥΡΗΛΙΣ ΚΑΙΣΑΡ | - |
| Title (Latin) |
Marcus Aurelius Caesar
|
- |
| Mark/Monogram | - |
in field
:
L - ΚΔ
|
References and Commentary
| Referenced type (Roman Provincial Coinage) | RPC IV.4, 2228 | |
| Reference Literature |
A. Geißen, Katalog Alexandrinischer Kaisermünzen der Sammlung des Instituts für Altertumskunde der Universität zu Köln, Bd. II (Hadrian – Antoninus Pius Nr. 741-1994), Opladen 1978.
No.
1938
(This sample)
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