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IV.4, 2501
Image of specimen #1
Coin type
URI
https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4.4/2501
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Volume
IV.4
Number
2501
Province
Egypt
Region
Egypt
City
Alexandria
Reign
Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.)
Lucius Verus (Augustus)
Issue
Year Γ = 3
Dating
AD 162/3
Obverse inscription
Λ Α
Υ
Ρ]ΗΛΙΟϹ Ο
Υ
Η[ΡΟϹ Ϲ
Ε
Β
Obverse design
bare-headed bust of Lucius Verus wearing cuirass, right, paludamentum over left shoulder, seen from front
Reverse inscription
L [Γ(?)
Reverse design
Sarapis seated, facing, holding sceptre; at his feet, Cerberus; on throne, hawk(?); to left, veiled Demeter standing, right, holding torch(?); to right, Tyche holding rudder and cornucopia(?)
Metal
copper-based alloy
Average diameter
31 mm
Axis
12
Reference
DS 9505
Specimens
1 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links
1: same obv. die as 2499/2, 2505/3.
Note
The obverse die-link to year 3 makes the dating plausible.
Specimens of this coin type
Number
Number
Obverse
Reverse
Museum
Bibliography
Diameter
Weight
Axis
Note
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1
1
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D 9505 = Naville Numismatics 36, 3 Dec. 2017, lot 453
31
20.74
12
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