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)
Obverse design laureate head of Lucius Verus with traces of drapery, left
Reverse inscription L Ζ
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
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

Number Number 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