RPC IV.4, 2501

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
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 ΑΥΡ]ΗΛΙΟϹ ΟΥΗ[ΡΟϹ ϹΕΒ
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 Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ D 9505 = Naville Numismatics 36, 3 Dec. 2017, lot 453