RPC IV.2, 1143 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 1143 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Ephesus
Region Ionia
City Ephesus
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Lucius Verus (Augustus)
Issue Marcus and Verus, co-emperors: probably multiple issues; some or all from »Southern Workshop, 138-180«
Dating c. 161–165
Obverse inscription ΑΥ ΚΑΙ ΛΟΥΚΙοΣ [ΑΥΡ] ΟΥΗΡΟΣ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Λούκιος Αὐρήλιος Οὐῆρος Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Λούκιος Αὐρ(ήλιος) Οὐῆρος
Translation Emperor Caesar Lucius Aurelius Verus
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Lucius Verus wearing cuirass and paludamentum, left, seen from rear
Reverse inscription [ ] (on shield?) [ ] ΕΦΕϹΙΩΝ
Reverse design Nike standing with foot on globe, right, inscribing shield attached to palm-tree
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 36 mm
Average weight 24.40 g
Axis 6
Reference Karwiese 325, Cop 405, J. Nollé, 'Ein ephesischer Kult der ‹Victoria Romanorum› und das sogenannte Parthermonument', Chiron 33 (2003), pp. 459-84, esp. pp. 459-63, Burnett, Zela, p. 102
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Cop: 405 Karwiese 325 (V4, R26) = J. Nollé, Chiron 33 (2003), pp. 459-84, esp. pp. 459-63 and 483, Abb. 1a/b