RPC IV.4, 2785

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 2785
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Lucius Verus (Augustus)
Issue Year Ɛ = 5
Dating AD 164/5
Obverse inscription Λ ΑΥΡΗΛΙΟϹ ΟΥΗΡΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Obverse design laureate head of Lucius Verus with traces of drapery, left
Reverse inscription L Ε
Reverse design Nilus seated on rocks up which crocodile climbs, left, holding cornucopia and reed
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 32 mm
Axis 12
Reference D 3747 (= DS 9490)
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same obv. die as 2782/1, 9, 2803/1–2, 2804/1–2.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 2643
2 2     ✸ D 3747 (= DS 9490) = Naville Numismatics 76, 2 Oct. 2022, lot 246