PAMPHYLIA, Perge. Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. Æ (25mm, 10.70 g, 6h). AVT KAI M A ΑΝΤ[ΩΝЄΙΝΟС], laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ΠЄΡΓΑΙΩΝ, Asclepius standing facing, head left, leaning on serpent-entwined staff; omphalos at feet to right. SNG BN –; SNG von Aulock –; SNG Copenhagen –; BMC –; RPC Online 8408 var. or corr. VF, green patina. Extremely rare.
RPC Online currently lists only one specimen for this type, citing a coin in trade in the United States. The obverse legend is listed as “ΑVΤ ΚΑΙС ΑΝΤΩΝЄΙΝΟС” and the omphalos on the reverse is not noted. As no image or weight is given, it is impossible to say if our coin is the same as that cited in RPC (although with incorrect description), or a variant.
