RPC IV.4, 2661

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 2661
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 ΑΥΡΗΛ[ΙΟϹ] ΟΥΗΡΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Obverse design laureate head of Lucius Verus with traces of drapery, left
Reverse inscription L Δ
Reverse design Nilus seated on rocks up which crocodile climbs, left, holding cornucopia, from which issues Genius holding wreath, and reed; all around, Genii playing
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 34 mm
Reference DS 9489, DS Suppl pl 24, 18
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     DS 9489 = Naville Numismatics 76, 2 Oct. 2022, lot 244
2 2     ✸ DS Suppl pl 24, 18 = Aiello