RPC IV.4, 2533

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 2533
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 ΑΥΡΗ ΟΥΗΡΟϹ ϹΕ
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Lucius Verus wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription L Γ
Reverse design serpent with head of Sarapis erect, right, wearing kalathos, enfolding caduceus and club surmounted by hawk
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Axis 11, 12
Reference DS 9502
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1, 3: same rev. die as 2526/1–2.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 2629
2 2     Milan SNG 1383
3 3     ✸ DS 9502 = Naville Numismatics 67, 1 Aug. 2021, lot 233