RPC IV.4, 2675

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 2675
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Lucius Verus (Augustus)
Issue Year Δ = 4
Dating AD 163/4
Obverse inscription Λ ΑΥΡΗΛΙΟϹ ΟΥΗΡΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Lucius Verus wearing cuirass and paludamentum, left, seen from rear
Reverse inscription L Δ
Reverse design Zeus seated, left, holding patera and long sceptre; at his feet, eagle
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 33 mm
Axis 12
Reference DS 3794 (not = D 3794), DS 9330?, DS Suppl pl 25, 29
Specimens 5 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–3: same obv. die as 2662/1. 4–5: same obv. die as 2657/4–5, 2670/1–3, 6, 8–9.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     A: D 2212A / 3337
2 2     A: D 2211(?) / 3336 / 2034
3 3     ✸ DS 3794 (not = D 3794) = Naville Numismatics 63, 7 Feb. 2021, lot 342
4 4     DS 9330 = Naville Numismatics 68, 3 Oct. 2021, lot 221
5 5     DS Suppl pl 25, 29 = Naville Numismatics 53, 3 Nov. 2019, lot 336