RPC IV.4, 2812

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 2812
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Lucius Verus (Augustus)
Issue Year Ϛ = 6
Dating AD 165/6
Obverse inscription Λ ΑΥΡΗΛΙΟϹ ΟΥΗΡΟϹ ϹΕ
Edition Λ(ούκιος) Αὐρήλιος Οὐῆρος Σε(βαστός)
Translation Lucius Aurelius Verus Augustus
Obverse design radiate head of Lucius Verus with traces of drapery, left
Reverse inscription L Ϛ
Edition (ἔτους) ϛʹ
Translation of year 6
Reverse design griffin seated, left, paw on wheel
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 30 mm
Average weight 10.44 g
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)
Correction Corrected coin-type (post publication)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Vat: Mt.Gr.Aegyptus.NummiAlexandrini.918 Zoëga p. 233, no. 49 (pl. XIV) corr.?
2 2     ✸ ex Curtis coll. = Wishnevsky coll. = Kölner Münzkabinett 122, 2024, lot 575