RPC IV.4, 3028

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 3028
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(Α)
Edition Λούκιος Αὐρήλιος Οὐῆρος Σεβαστός Λ(ούκιος) Αὐρήλιος Οὐῆρος Σεβα(στός)
Translation Lucius Aurelius Verus Augustus
Obverse design laureate head of Lucius Verus with traces of drapery, left
Reverse inscription L Ζ
Edition ἔτους ζʹ (ἔτους) ζʹ
Translation of year 7
Reverse design eagle standing, right, head, left, ( or left, head, right,) spreading wings, on garlanded altar; either side, standards with vexilla
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 33 mm
Average weight 20.53 g
Axis 12
Reference DS 9361 corr.? (under Marcus on pl. 193), DS Suppl pl 25, 33, Geissen 2176, M 2578
Specimens 7 (3 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     O: HCR33781 M 2578
2 2     O: HCR33782 M 2578a corr.
3 3     V: GR 24933
4 4     A: D 2243AA / 3379
5 5     Cologne Geissen 2176
6 6     ✸ Aiello
7 7     DS Suppl pl 25, 33 = Naville Numismatics 34, 17 Sept. 2017, lot 299 = Matthijs