RPC IV.4, 2659

 

Image of specimen #14

 

Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 2659
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Lucius Verus (Augustus)
Issue Year Δ = 4
Dating AD 163/4
Obverse inscription Λ ΑΥΡΗΛΙΟϹ ΟΥΗΡΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Obverse design laureate head of Lucius Verus with traces of drapery, right
Reverse inscription Ηω(Ϲ) L Δ
Reverse design Eos advancing, left, head, right, holding torch and bridle of horse prancing, right, head, left, to her right (or behind her)
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 32 mm
Axis 12
Reference D 3719, pl. XII (rev.), 3720, DS 9458–9, DS Suppl pl 24, 10?, Geissen 2153 corr.
Specimens 18 (7 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1862,0614.305 BMC 1372, pl. III (rev.)
2 2     P: 2639
3 3     P: 2682
4 4     B: 28884
5 5     Mu: 438
6 6     NY: 1944.100.61701
7 7     V: GR 24916
8 8     A: D 2210A / 3334
9 9     A: D 2215A / 3335
10 10     Cologne Geissen 2153 corr.
11 11     Frankfurt Förschner 714
12 12     Aiello
13 13     CNG EA 278, 25 Apr. 2012, lot 249
14 14     ✸ D 3719, pl. XII (rev.) = CNA 13 (4. 12. 1990), coll. Wetterstrom, 136 = CNG Triton XXI, 9 Jan. 2018, lot 183 (Staffieri) = Emmett 2001, no. 2391 (Figari - Mosconi 914)
15 15     D 3720 = Naville Numismatics 29, 26 Feb. 2017, lot 416
16 16     DS 9458 = Naville Numismatics 51, 21 July 2019, lot 359
17 17     DS 9459 = Naville Numismatics 70, 12 Dec. 2021, lot 303
18 18     DS Suppl pl 24, 10? = Naville Numismatics 64, 21 Mar. 2021, lot 369