RPC IV.4, 2281

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 2281
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Lucius Verus (Augustus)
Issue Year Α = 1
Dating AD 161
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 Α
Reverse design emperors (Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus) wearing togas, standing, facing each other, clasping hands, figure on left (Marcus Aurelius?) holding scroll
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 23 mm
Axis 12
Reference D 3642, Geissen 2123
Specimens 8 (4 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1950,1006.74 BMC Suppl 3091
2 2     G SNG 4276 = MacDonald III, 480, no. 536
3 3     NY: 1973.56.929
4 4     V: GR 24860
5 5     A: D 2810C(?) / 1896/7, IA 541/947
6 6     Cologne Geissen 2123
7 7     Naville Numismatics 40, 27 May 2018, lot 305
8 8     ✸ Staffieri (Figari - Mosconi 902)