RPC IV.4, 2300

 

Image of specimen #5

 

Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 2300
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Lucius Verus (Augustus)
Issue Year Α = 1
Dating AD 161
Obverse inscription Λ ΑΥΡΗΛΙΟϹ ΟΥΗΡΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Lucius Verus wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from front or rear
Reverse inscription L Α
Reverse design Dikaiosyne standing, facing, head, left, holding scales and cornucopia
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 32 mm
Axis 11, 12
Reference D 3706, DS 9453, DS Suppl pl 22, 6 corr., Geissen 2126, M 2439
Specimens 6 (1 in the core collections)
Note Some Υ forms.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     O: HCR33749 M 2439
2 2     Cologne Geissen 2126
3 3     Aiello
4 4     D 3706 = Naville Numismatics 54, 15 Dec. 2019, lot 325
5 5     ✸ DS 9453 = Naville Numismatics 75, 31 July 2022, lot 364
6 6     DS Suppl pl 22, 6 corr. = Naville Numismatics 60, 27 Sept. 2020, lot 282