RPC IV.4, 3030

 

Image of specimen #6

 

Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 3030
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 ΑΥ]ΡΗΛΙΟϹ ΟΥΗΡΟϹ ϹΕ[Β(?)
Obverse design laureate head of Lucius Verus with traces of drapery, right
Reverse inscription L Ζ
Reverse design to left, Roma standing, left, head, right, holding up wreath; to right, emperor, laureate-headed, wearing toga, standing facing, head, left, holding small figure of Nike; at his feet, small male figure, wearing high cap, kneeling, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 32 mm
Axis 12
Reference DS 9218, 9224, DS Suppl pl 24, 3, 4
Specimens 6 (1 in the core collections)
Note Some Υ forms.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 2686
2 2     A: D 2239 / 3370
3 3     CNA 12 (26. 9. 1990), coll. Wetterstrom, 277 corr.
4 4     DS 9218 = Naville Numismatics 76, 2 Oct. 2022, lot 247
5 5     DS 9224 = Naville Numismatics 41, 24 June 2018, lot 362
6 6     ✸ DS Suppl pl 24, 4 = Naville Numismatics 51, 21 July 2019, lot 362