RPC IV.4, 2670

 

Image of specimen #8

 

Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 2670
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-headed bust of Lucius Verus wearing cuirass and paludamentum, left, seen from rear
Reverse inscription L Δ
Reverse design Tyche seated, left, wearing kalathos, resting hand on rudder, holding cornucopia
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 32 mm
Axis 12
Reference D 3543 corr. (DS), DS 9515–16
Specimens 9 (5 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–3, 6, 8–9: same obv. die as 2657/4–5, 2675/4–5.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 2633
2 2     B: Löbb.
3 3     NY: 1973.56.894
4 4     NY: 1944.100.61715
5 5     V: GR 24918
6 6     A: D 2213A / 3342
7 7     Frankfurt Förschner 715
8 8     ✸ DS 9515 = Naville Numismatics 31, 14 May 2017, lot 240
9 9     DS 9516 = Naville Numismatics 71, 13 Feb. 2022, lot 283