Æ34 - Marcus Aurelius ΑΤΤΑΛΟϹ ϹΟΦΙϹΤΗϹ ΤΑΙϹ ΠΑΤΡΙϹΙ ϹΜΥΡ ΛΑ (Δ)
Features
| Issuer |
Smyrna
(Conventus of Smyrna)  |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Marcus Aurelius (Marcus Aurelius Antoninus) (161-180)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 169-175 |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 23.96 g |
| Diameter | 34 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 546991 |
| References | RPC Online IV.2# 285 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 Κ Μ ΑΥ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ
Unabridged legend: Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Αὐρήλιος Ἀντωνῖνος
Translation: Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
Reverse
To left, Zeus of Laodicea standing, right, holding (long transverse sceptre and) eagle; to right, the two Nemeses of Smyrna standing, facing each other, each plucking chiton, left one holding bridle, right one holding cubit rule
Lettering: ΑΤΤΑΛΟϹ ϹΟΦΙϹΤΗϹ ΤΑΙϹ ΠΑΤΡΙϹΙ ϹΜΥΡ ΛΑΟ(Δ)
Unabridged legend: Ἄτταλος σοφιστής ταῖς πατρίσι Σμυρναίων Λαοδικέων
Translation: Attalos the sophist to the fatherlands of the Smyrnaeans and Laodiceans
Mint
Smyrna, Ionia, modern-day İzmir, TurkeyComments
Klose LXXIX, Serie E, 2–3, BMC 514
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| ND (169-175) | |||||||||||||||
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