RPC IV.4, 2932

 

Image of specimen #5

 

Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 2932
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Lucius Verus (Augustus)
Issue Year Ϛ = 6
Dating AD 165/6
Obverse inscription Λ ΑΥΡΗΛΙΟϹ ΟΥΗΡΟϹ ϹΕ(Β)
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Lucius Verus wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription L Ϛ
Reverse design Nilus, with crocodile beside him, reclining left, holding cornucopia, (from which issues Genius holding wreath), and reed
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 32 mm
Axis 12
Reference D 3750 corr. (DS), Geissen 2170
Specimens 5 (3 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 2654
2 2     NY: 1944.100.61720
3 3     NY: 0000.999.25333
4 4     Cologne Geissen 2170
5 5     ✸ Aiello