RPC IV.4, 2995

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 2995
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Lucius Verus (Augustus)
Issue Year Ζ = 7
Dating AD 166/7
Obverse inscription Λ ΑΥΡΗΛΙΟϹ ΟΥΗΡΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Obverse design laureate head of Lucius Verus, right
Reverse inscription L Ζ
Reverse design Roma (or Ares) seated on cuirass, left, holding Nike and sceptre; by cuirass, shield
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 24 mm
Axis 12
Reference D 3650 corr. (DS), DS 9396
Specimens 3 (0 in the core collections)
Note The figure is conventionally described as Ares but it is identified as Roma by inscriptions on some issues of AD 161. Ares (or Mars) is not normally shown as seated on Roman Provincial or Imperial coins. Compare https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/24495.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     A: D 2234 / 3362
2 2     D 3650 corr. (DS)
3 3     ✸ DS 9396 = Naville Numismatics 48, 7 Apr. 2019, lot 290