RPC IV.4, 2309

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 2309
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Lucius Verus (Augustus)
Issue Year Α = 1
Dating AD 161
Obverse inscription Λ Α(Υ)ΡΗΛΙΟϹ ΟΥΗΡΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Lucius Verus wearing cuirass and paludamentum, left, seen from rear
Reverse inscription L Α
Reverse design draped bust of Sarapis wearing kalathos and laurel wreath, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 34 mm
Axis 12
Specimens 2 (2 in the core collections)
Die-links 1: same obv. die as 2299/1, 7, 2381/1–2, 2385/1.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1862,0614.312 BMC 1383 = BMC Suppl pl. 4
2 2     ✸ V: GR 24907