RPC IV.4, 2920

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 2920
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 ϹΕΒ
Obverse design bare-headed bust of Lucius Verus wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription L Ϛ
Reverse design two Canopi facing each other; between, Harpocrates standing, raising finger to lips, holding club surmounted by hawk; below, eagle standing, facing, head, left, spreading wings
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 34 mm
Axis 12
Reference DS 9452
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ V: GR 24937
2 2     DS 9452 = Naville Numismatics 35, 29 Oct. 2017, lot 441 = Matthijs