RPC IV.4, 2481

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 2481
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 ϹΕΒΑ
Obverse design laureate head of Lucius Verus with traces of drapery, right
Reverse inscription L Γ
Reverse design to left, Euthenia standing, right, corn-stalk over shoulder, holding up wreath; to right, Nilus, holding cornucopia and reed, reclining, left; below, crocodile
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 32 mm
Axis 12
Reference D 9497, Geissen 2194
Specimens 4 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     NY: 1944.100.61695
2 2     NY: 1944.100.61696
3 3     Cologne Geissen 2194
4 4     ✸ DS 9497 = Naville Numismatics 69, 14 Nov. 2021, lot 233