RPC IV.4, 2948

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 2948
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Lucius Verus (Augustus)
Issue Year Ϛ = 6
Dating AD 165/6
Obverse inscription Λ ΑΥΡΗ]ΛΙΟϹ ΟΥΗΡΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Lucius Verus wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ϹΗΜΑϹΙΑ L Ϛ
Reverse design Semasia (or Alexandria), wearing elephant's-head cap, galloping, left, holding palm-branch
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 32 mm
Axis 12
Reference M 2546
Specimens 3 (2 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 2658
2 2     O: HCR33770 M 2546
3 3     ✸ Aiello