RPC IV.4, 2372

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 2372
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Lucius Verus (Augustus)
Issue Year Β = 2
Dating AD 161/2
Obverse inscription Λ ΑΥΡΗΛΙΟϹ Ο[ΥΗ]ΡΟϹ ϹΕ
Obverse design laureate head of Lucius Verus with traces of drapery, right
Reverse inscription L Β
Reverse design to left, Alexandria, wearing cap in form of elephant's head, standing, right, holding corn-ears and holding up wreath; to right, Nilus, holding cornucopia and reed, reclining, left; below, water-plants (or crocodile)
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 32 mm
Axis 12
Reference Geissen 2136
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Cologne Geissen 2136
2 2     ✸ Ibrahim Sherif coll.