RPC IV.4, 3026

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 3026
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Lucius Verus (Augustus)
Issue Year Ζ = 7
Dating AD 166/7
Obverse inscription Λ ΑΥΡΗΛΙΟϹ [ΟΥΗΡΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Obverse design laureate head of Lucius Verus with traces of drapery, left
Reverse inscription L Ζ
Reverse design sacred boat of Sarapis: Sarapis seated, left, holding sceptre; at his feet, Cerberus; on throne, hawk; to left, veiled Demeter standing, right, holding torch(?); to right, Tyche holding rudder(?) and cornucopia; all on oared boat
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 31 mm
Axis 12
Specimens 2 (2 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same rev. die as 3024/1.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 2620
2 2     ✸ NY: 1944.100.61744