RPC IV.4, 2989

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 2989
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Lucius Verus (Augustus)
Issue Year Ζ = 7
Dating AD 166/7
Obverse inscription ΛΟ ΑΥΡΗΛΙΟϹ ΟΥΗΡΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Edition Λο(ύκιος) Αὐρήλιος Οὐῆρος Σεβ(αστός)
Translation Lucius Aurelius Verus Augustus
Obverse design laureate head of Lucius Verus with traces of drapery, right
Reverse inscription L ΕΒΔΟΜΟΥ
Edition (ἔτους) ἑβδόμου
Translation of the seventh year
Reverse design laurel-wreath enclosing date
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 11.72 g
Axis 12
Reference DS 9432
Specimens 4 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–4: same obv. die.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ NY: 1944.100.61683
2 2     A: D 2236 / 3366
3 3     CNG EA 183, 5 Mar. 2008, lot 165
4 4     DS 9432 = Naville Numismatics 66, 27 June 2021, lot 243