RPC IV.3, 7077 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.3
Number 7077 (temporary)
Province Syria
Region Syria
City Antioch
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Lucius Verus (Augustus)
Issue Marcus and Verus, co-emperors
Dating 161–169
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Λ ΑΥΡ(Η(Λ)) ΟΥΗΡΟϹ (ϹΕ(Β))
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Λούκιος Αὐρήλιος Οὐῆρος Σεβαστός Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Λ(ούκιος) Αὐρήλ(ιος) Οὐῆρος Σεβ(αστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Lucius Aurelius Verus Augustus
Obverse design laureate head of Lucius Verus, right
Reverse inscription S C (and below, numeral letters Α, Δ, Ε, reversed Ζ, Η, ΙΒ, ΙΓ or ΔΙ?)
Edition senatus consulto s(enatus) c(onsulto)
Translation by decree of the senate
Reverse design in laurel wreath
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 17 mm
Average weight 4.91 g
Axis 1, 11, 12
Specimens 20 (8 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     Private coll. R.G. McAlee
2 2     Waage 530
3 3     Waage 530, numeral letter Ɛ uncertain
4 4     Private coll. R.G. McAlee
5 5     V: GR 21458
6 6     V: GR 21459
7 7     ✸ O D.R. Sear, Greek Coins and Their Values (1982), 1871, illustrated
8 8     Lindgren III, 1162
9 9     P: 547
10 10     G: III, 171, no. 229 SNG II, no. 3000, worn, numeral letter ΙΒ uncertain
11 11     O
12 12     P: 549
13 13     O: worn
14 14     Freiburg: 12317 on reverse, numeral letter uncertain: Α or Δ
15 15     Richard McAlee coll.
16 16     Richard McAlee coll. = R. McAlee, The Coins of Roman Antioch, Supplement No. 1, 606(g) (this coin illustrated at p. 23)
17 17     CGT coll.
18 18     CGT coll.
19 19     CGT coll.
20 20     CGT coll.