RPC IV.4, 2379

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 2379
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Lucius Verus (Augustus)
Issue Year Β = 2
Dating AD 161/2
Obverse inscription ΛΟΥΚΙΟϹ Α[ΥΡ] ΟΥΗ ϹΕΒΑ
Edition Λούκιος Αὐρήλιος Οὐῆρος Σεβαστός Λούκιος Αὐρ(ήλιος) Οὐῆ(ρος) Σεβα(στός)
Translation Lucius Aurelius Verus Augustus
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Lucius Verus wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription L Β
Edition ἔτους βʹ (ἔτους) βʹ
Translation of year 2
Reverse design eagle standing, facing, head, right, spreading wings, holding wreath in beak
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 31 mm
Average weight 13.57 g
Axis 12
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
Note The same obverse legend is found in year 1 but on a different die.
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     NY: 1944.100.61346
2 2     ✸ Aiello