RPC IV.4, 2789

 

Image of specimen #5

 

Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 2789
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Lucius Verus (Augustus)
Issue Year Ɛ = 5
Dating AD 164/5
Obverse inscription Λ ΑΥΡΗΛΙΟϹ ΟΥΗΡΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Obverse design laureate head of Lucius Verus with traces of drapery, right
Reverse inscription L Ε
Reverse design Sarapis as fountain god standing, facing, head, left, wearing kalathos, holding taenia over lebes; either side, Dioscuri, each crowned with star, standing, facing, heads turned to him, one holding bridle(?) and whip, the other crowning Sarapis with wreath, holding whip
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 32 mm
Axis 12
Reference D 3779, pl. XXIV (rev.), M 2526
Specimens 5 (4 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 2648
2 2     NY: 1944.100.61716
3 3     NY: 1944.100.61717
4 4     O: HCR33765 M 2526
5 5     ✸ D 3779, pl. XXIV (rev.) = Naville Numismatics 42, 22 July 2018, lot 362