RPC IV.4, 2297

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 2297
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Marcus Aurelius (Augustus)
Person (rev.) Lucius Verus (Augustus)
Issue Year Α = 1
Dating AD 161
Obverse inscription ΜΑ ΑΥΡΗΛ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ ϹΕ
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Marcus Aurelius wearing cuirass and paludamentum, left, seen from rear
Reverse inscription Λ ΑΥΡΗΛΙΟϹ ΟΥΗΡΟϹ ϹΕΒ L Α
Reverse design laureate-headed bust of Lucius Verus wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from front
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 34 mm
Axis 12
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links 1: same obv. die as 2293/1, 2358/2, 2362/1–2, 2363/1, 2364/1–2, 2370/1. 1: same rev. die as 2298/1, 3.
Note Obverse die used in years 1 and 2.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Dattari