RPC IV.4, 2478

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 2478
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Lucius Verus (Augustus)
Issue Year Γ = 3
Dating AD 162/3
Obverse inscription Λ ΑΥΡΗΛΙΟϹ ΟΥΗΡΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Lucius Verus wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription L Γ
Reverse design to left, emperor in military dress standing, facing, head, right, resting hand on long sceptre, holding parazonium; to right, Nike advancing, left, holding wreath over emperor's head and palm-branch
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 33 mm
Axis 12
Reference DS 9439
Specimens 7 (3 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: 28884
2 2     C: 657-1948
3 3     NY: 1944.100.61689
4 4     A: 6741
5 5     A: D 2243AA / 268/996
6 6     ✸ Aiello
7 7     DS 9439 = Naville Numismatics 55, 9 Feb. 2020, lot 355