RPC IV.4, 2385

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 2385
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Lucius Verus (Augustus)
Issue Year Β = 2
Dating AD 161/2
Obverse inscription Λ] Α(Υ)ΡΗΛΙΟ[Ϲ ΟΥΗ]ΡΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Edition Λ(ούκιος) Αὐρήλιος Οὐῆρος Σεβ(αστός)
Translation Lucius Aurelius Verus Augustus
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Lucius Verus wearing cuirass and paludamentum, left, seen from rear
Reverse inscription [L Β]
Edition (ἔτους) βʹ
Translation of year 2
Reverse design Sarapis seated, left, holding sceptre; at his feet, Cerberus; on throne, small figure of Nike
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 32 mm
Average weight 16.02 g
Axis 12
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links 1: same obv. die as 2299/1, 7, 2309/1, 2381/1–2.
Note The obverse die was used in years 1 and 2; of these the reverse type is known only for year 2.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ A: D 2212B / 1896/7, IA 542/949