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Coin ID #8210

Koinon of Lesbos (AD 161-180) AE 38 - Marcus Aurelius

Mytilene(?) mint. Marcus Aurelius, 161-180 AD. AE38 - Medallion (26.03g, 6h). K[...]inigrinos/es(?), strategus. AV K MAP AVPH ΛI ANTΩNEINOC A Y, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / EΠI CTPA K[...]INI ΓPINO[Y], KOI ΛECBIΩN in exergue, Athena, with shield at side and holding spear, standing right and Dionysus, holding cantharus and thyrsus, standing left; between them, large draped terminus of Dionysus Phallen standing facing on prow. VF, rough dark green surfaces with areas of earthen encrustation. Extremely rare.

File information
Filename:88000904.jpg
City/Mint name:Lesbos Uncertain
Keywords:roman / bronze
References:RPC Online -; SNG München -; SNC von Aulock -; SNG Copenhagen -; SNG Rhigetti -; BMC 1; Mionnet III 20
Valuation:CNG Auc. 88 (9/2011), lot 904 ($2,400 + comm)
Photo courtesy of:Classical Numismatic Group - www.cngcoins.com
Filesize:93 KiB
Date added:Oct 29, 2011
Dimensions:800 x 364 pixels
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