RPC IV.4, 2923

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 2923
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 ΑΥΡΗΛ]ΙΟϹ ΟΥΗΡΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Edition Λ(ούκιος) Αὐρήλιος Οὐῆρος Σεβ(αστός)
Translation Lucius Aurelius Verus Augustus
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Lucius Verus wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription L Ϛ
Edition (ἔτους) ϛʹ
Translation of year 6
Reverse design two Canopi facing each other; below, eagle standing, facing, head, left, spreading wings
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 34 mm
Average weight 23.92 g
Axis 12
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ A: D 2231B / 1896/7, IA 559/971
2 2     Elsen 134, 9 Sept. 2017, lot 541 = Matthijs