RPC IV.2, 2094 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 2094 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Cibyra
Region Phrygia
City Laodicea ad Lycum
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Lucius Verus (Augustus)
Magistrate Gaius Popilius Carus Pedo (proconsul)
Issue Marcus and Verus, co-emperors
Dating 161–169, perhaps 162/3
Obverse inscription [Λ ΑΥΡΗ?] οΥΗΡοϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ
Edition Λ(ούκιος) Αὐρή(λιος) Οὐῆρος Καῖσαρ
Translation Lucius Aurelius Verus Caesar
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Lucius Verus wearing cuirass, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription [ΕΠ]Ι ΑΝΘΥ Γ ΠΟ ΠΕΔΩΝΟϹ ΛΑΟΔΙΚΕΩΝ
Edition ἐπὶ ἀνθυ(πάτου) Γ(αΐου) Πο(πιλίου) Πεδώνος Λαοδικέων
Translation under the proconsul Gaius Popilius Pedo, of the Laodiceans
Reverse design Tyche standing, left, wearing kalathos, holding rudder and cornucopia
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 36 mm
Axis 6
Reference BMC 208 corr., Stumpf 599 corr.
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: BMC 208, obverse as 'Marcus Aurelius' Stumpf 599a, pl. XIX.6, obverse as 'Marcus Aurelius'