161 AD - 180 AD

Abila   Decapolis   Marcus Aurelius
Αβίλα   Δεκάπολις   Μάρκος Αυρήλιος
 AE 25
 SHH 3475


3475 Abila Decapolis Marcus Aurelius AE


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 		13.20 g   24.6-26.1 mm   3.0 eqmm   12:00 o'clock   VF   centering - / -
ρ = 8.59 g/cm^3   σmax(SigmaTest, 240 Hz) = obv. 7.3, rev. 7.3 MS/m
Laureate draped and cuirassed bust of Marcus Aurelius right;
AYT°KAIC M /  AYP°ANT°AYΓ clockwise around; border of dots.
Nude Herakles seated left on rock; holds club in right hand, left hand resting on rock;
CΕ°ΑΒΙΛHNωN°IA°AΓ°[K]O[I]°CY clockwise around,
E°[ΚC] in exergue (CYE = year 225 = 161/162 AD) ; border of dots.
The oval mark on the upper left field of the reverse, could be a tongs mark from hot striking
(speculation).
 ANS VI ---; Copenhagen VII ---; Lindgren II & III ---; Rosenberger ---;
Sear Greek Imperial ---; Spijkerman 3 variant (year ςΚC = 226
Ex CNG 209E/277, 22.4.2009
 Münzsammlung des Archäologischen Museums der Universität Münster, 26.1.2018