RPC IV, 1639


Image of specimen #2

Coin type
URI	https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/1639 json ttl rdf xml epidoc
Volume	IV.2
Number	1639 (temporary)
Province	Asia
Subprovince	Conventus of Apamea
Region	Lydia
City	Tripolis
Reign	Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.)	Lucius Verus (Augustus)
Issue	Marcus and Verus, co-emperors
Dating	c. 161–165
Obverse inscription	ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ Λ ΑΥΡΗ ΟΥΗΡΟϹ
Edition	Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Λ(ούκιος) Αὐρή(λιος) Οὐῆρος
Translation	Emperor Caesar Lucius Aurelius Verus
Obverse design	laureate-headed bust of Lucius Verus wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription	ΤΡΙΠοΛΕΙΤΩΝ
Edition	Τριπολειτῶν
Translation	of the Tripolitans
Reverse design	Leto advancing, left, head, right, carrying her two children (Apollo and Artemis)
Metal	copper-based alloy
Average diameter	37 mm
Average weight	19.09 g
Axis	6
Reference	BMC 62
Specimens	2 (1 in the core collections)

Number	Number	Obverse	Reverse	Museum	Bibliography	Diameter	Weight	Axis	Note	More
1	1			L: BMC 62		36	18.14	6		Show
2	2 ✸				Solidus Premium Auction 20 (21/10/2017), 130 = GRPCL Tripolis (formerly Apollonia) 123, reverse with traces of tooling	37	20.04			Show