RPC IV.1, 10991 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume IV.1
Number 10991 (temporary)
Province Achaea
Region Peloponnesus
Subregion Argolis
City Argos
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Lucius Verus (Augustus)
Issue Marcus and Verus, co-emperors
Dating 161–169
Obverse inscription οΥΗΡ[οϹ] [ΑΥΓοΥϹΤοc?]
Edition Οὐῆρος Αὔγουστος
Translation Lucius Verus Augustus
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Lucius Verus wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right
Reverse inscription ΑΡΓ[ΕΙ]ωΝ
Edition Ἀργείων
Translation of the Argives
Reverse design Aphrodite standing, left, plucking chiton at left shoulder; to left, dolphin
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 18 mm
Axis 5
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ B: I-B, pierced, 5.61g