RPC IV.3, 10742 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.3
Number 10742 (temporary)
Province Cappadocia
Region Pontus
City Nicopolis ad Lycum
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Lucius Verus (Augustus)
Issue Marcus and Verus, co-emperors
Dating 161–169
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤωΡ ΟΥΗ[ΡΟϹ ϹΕΒ?]
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Lucius Verus wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right
Reverse inscription ΝΕΙΚΟΠΟΛΙΤωΝ ΕΤ ϞΑ
Reverse design Zeus seated, left, holding Nike and long sceptre
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Axis 12
Specimens 3 (2 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: 1914/715, under 'Nicopolis-Emmaus' Prowe III, 2611, not illustrated
2 2     G
3 3     ✸ Eid Mar Auctions 3, 11 May 2024, lot 270 (ex Eid Mar Auctions 1, 16 Dec. 2023, lot 203)