#123
A completely new
type for
Marcus AureliusMarcus Aurelius as
Caesar, AD 161-180
AE 20, 4.57g, 19.54mm, 180°
struck under governor M. Antonius
Zenoobv. AVRH OVH - ROC KAIC
Bust, draped, bare-headed, r.
rev. HGE ZHNWNOC - NEIKOPOLEIT
Artemis Huntress, in short double
chiton, stg. r., holding bow in extended l. hand and
drawing with r. hand arrow from quiver over r. shoulder
ref. a) not in
AMNG b) not in
Varbanov c) not in
Hristova-Hoeft-Jekov (2018):
rev. No. 8.6.13.1 (same die, for
Antoninus Pius)
obv. e.g. No. 8.7.9.1 (same die)
Extremely
rare, probably unpublished, F+, dark green
patinacoll. Hoeft
Now we know of 12
types for
Marcus Aurelius, all as
Caesar. 7 of them have been struck with
rev. dies of
Antoninus Pius.
Best regards