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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cmezner, post: 3500419, member: 87809&quot;]Marcus Aurelius, Æ As</p><p><br /></p><p>This issues of Marcus Aurelius were dedicated to the Great Mother Cybele. She is shown seated with her drum under her left arm and two lions beside her throne. The drum is a simple tympanum, like a tambourine without the jingles. On her head is a version of the older city wall crown, with thinner turrets. </p><p><br /></p><p>Magnesia ad Sipylum, Lydia 161 - 180 AD; Magistrate Ailios Herakleides</p><p>Ref.: RPC IV 1335 (temporary), Mionnet IV, S. 75, 408; F. Imhoof-Blumer, &quot;Lydische Stadtmünzen&quot;, Genf 1897, Seite 90 Nummer 7</p><p>38 x 40 mm, 23.45 g</p><p>Obv.<i>: ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΥΡΗΛΙΟС ΑΝΤΩΝƐΙΝΟС </i>bare-headed bust of Marcus Aurelius to r. wearing cuirass(?) and paludamentum</p><p>Rev.: <i>ƐΠΙ СΤΡ ΑΙΛΙΟΥ ΗΡΑΚΛƐΙΔΟV / ΜΑΓΝΗΤΩΝ СΙΠΥΛ</i>turreted Cybele seated l. on throne between two seated lions, resting elbow upon tympanum and holding patera</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]927428[/ATTACH]&nbsp; [ATTACH=full]927429[/ATTACH]</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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