RPC IV.4, 2485

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 2485
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 ΑΥΡΗΛΙΟ(Ϲ) ΟΥΗΡΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Obverse design bare-headed bust of Lucius Verus wearing cuirass, right, paludamentum over left shoulder, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΕΥΘΗΝΙΑ L Γ
Reverse design Euthenia standing, facing, head, left, holding two ears of corn and cornucopia
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 33 mm
Axis 12
Reference D 3723, pl. III (obv.), DS 9460, M 2469
Specimens 8 (4 in the core collections)
Die-links 5: same obv. die as 2483/2.
Note On some specimens a gorgoneion is visible on the cuirass.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 2625
2 2     ✸ B: 28884
3 3     NY: 1944.100.61692
4 4     O: HCR33756 M 2469
5 5     A: D 2190 / 3312
6 6     CNG EA 409, 8 Nov. 2017, lot 470
7 7     D 3723 = Münzen und Medaillen 7 (1977), 455 (Figari - Mosconi 915) illustrated KG 39.46
8 8     DS 9460 = Naville Numismatics 69, 14 Nov. 2021, lot 232