RPC IV.4, 3043

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 3043
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 ΟΥΗ[ΡΟϹ] ϹΕΒ
Obverse design bare-headed bust of Lucius Verus wearing cuirass, right, paludamentum over left shoulder, seen from front
Reverse inscription L Ζ
Reverse design Nilus reclining left, holding cornucopia and reed
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 33 mm
Axis 12
Reference Förschner 716
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)
Note The reading of the date looks clear on both specimens. Otherwise the obverse type was used only for year 3, but the obverse die is not recorded under year 3. The type remains puzzling as there are no other Nilus types for year 7 and the obverse style looks odd for year 7 too.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ A: D 2237B / 1896/7, IA 563/977
2 2     Frankfurt Förschner 716