RPC IV.2, 1306 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 1306 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Sardis
Region Lydia
City Maeonia
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Lucius Verus (Augustus)
Magistrate Quintus II (first archon for the second time)
Issue Marcus and Verus, co-emperors
Dating c. 161–165, probably c. 161–163
Obverse inscription Α Κ Λ ΑΥΡ ΒΗΡοϹ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Λούκιος Αὐρήλιος Βῆρος Α(ὐτοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Λ(ούκιος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Βῆρος
Translation Emperor Caesar Lucius Aurelius Verus
Obverse design bare-headed bust of Lucius Verus wearing paludamentum, right, seen from centre
Reverse inscription ΕΠΙ ΚΥΙΝΤοΥ Β ΑΡ(Χ Α Τ) Β ΜΑΙοΝΩΝ
Edition ἐπὶ Κυίντου βʹ ἄρχοντος αʹ τὸ βʹ Μαιονῶν ἐπὶ Κυίντου βʹ ἄρχ(οντος) αʹ τὸ βʹ Μαιονῶν
Translation under Quintus II, first archon for the second time, of the Maeonians
Reverse design Athena standing, left, holding Nike, resting arm on shield
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Average weight 11.38 g
Axis 6, 7
Reference BMC 41
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: BMC 41
2 2     Aufhäuser 7 (09/10/1990), 486 = Numismatik Naumann 52 (02/04/2017), 1077, ex private coll. Plankenhorn, Germany = GRPCL Maionia 116, obverse lightly double struck
3 3     Ex private coll. R. Pudill, sold as part of lot by Fritz Rudolf Künker 288 (13/03/2017)