RPC IV.4, 3129

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 3129
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Lucius Verus (Augustus)
Issue Year Θ = 9
Dating AD 168/9
Obverse inscription Λ] ΑΥΡΗΛΙΟϹ ΟΥΗΡΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Lucius Verus wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ϹΗΜΑϹΙΑ L ΕΝΑΤΟΥ
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 D 3782, DS 9312 (under Marcus)
Specimens 4 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–4: same obv. die as 3125/1–2.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     NY: 1944.100.61762
2 2     Aiello
3 3     ✸ D 3782 = Naville Numismatics 30, 2 Apr. 2017, lot 335
4 4     Dattari = DS 9312 (under Marcus)