RPC IV.4, 2694

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 2694
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 [ΟΥΗΡΟ]Ϲ ϹΕΒ
Obverse design laureate head of Lucius Verus with traces of drapery, right
Reverse inscription L Δ
Reverse design draped bust of Nilus, right, crowned with taenia and lotus-buds, reed at shoulder
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Axis 12
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same rev. die as 2678/1.
Note A problematic type, possibly a forgery. The two specimens are identical. One, at least, must be a cast: probably the Aiello specimen as the striking cracks are partially filled. The diameter and weight of the Turin specimen are indicative of an AE 23 denomination but the dies are too large for the flan and the reverse die is otherwise used for an AE 27.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Turin Fabretti 7487
2 2     Aiello