Image of specimen #1 |
URI | https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/10101 json ttl rdf xml epidoc |
Volume | IV.1 |
Number | 10101 (temporary) |
Province | Achaea |
Region | Corinthia |
City | Corinth |
Reign | Marcus Aurelius |
Person (obv.) | Lucius Verus (Augustus) |
Issue | Marcus and Verus, co-emperors |
Dating | 161–169 |
Obverse inscription | IMP L AVR VERVS AVG |
Edition | Imp(erator) L(ucius) Aur(elius) Verus Aug(ustus) |
Translation | Emperor Lucius Aurelius Verus Augustus |
Obverse design | bare-headed bust of Lucius Verus wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right |
Reverse inscription | C L I COR |
Edition | c(olonia) L(aus) Iul(ia) Cor(inthiensium) |
Translation | the colony Laus Iulia of the Corinthians |
Reverse design | cult statue of Venus/Aphrodite of Acrocorinthus standing, left, holding Mars/Ares' shield before her as mirror; to left, Amor/Eros standing, right, holding torch(?) in extended right hand |
Metal | copper-based alloy |
Average diameter | 27 mm |
Average weight | 11.39 g |
Axis | 9 |
Specimens | 2 (2 in the core collections) |