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A bronze coin of the emperor Marcus Aurelius from Amphipolis, with a Tyche reverse. Coin Type: Bronze AE27 of Marcus Aurelius, Caesar 139-161 CE, Augustus 161-180 CE
Mint and Date: Amphipolis in Macedonia, 161-180 CE.
Size and Weight: 25mm - 27mm, 11.8g
Obverse: AVT K M AVP ANTΩNEINOC
Laureate head right.
Reverse: AMΦIΠO-ΛEITΩN
Tyche (city goddess) seated left on an ornate throne, legs crossed, holding out a phiale at waist level with right hand.
Provenance: Rutten & Wieland (Vcoins), May 2007
Ref: SNG Copenhagen 105; BMC 111v.
BW Ref: 016 053 109
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