RPC IV.3, 25737 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.3
Number 25737 (temporary)
Province Cappadocia
Region Pontus
City Megalopolis-Sebasteia
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Lucius Verus (Augustus)
Issue Marcus and Verus, co-emperors
Dating 161–169
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤΟΚ[ΡΑΤΟΡ(sic) ΟΥΗΡΟ] ϹΕΒ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Οὐῆρος Σεβαστός Αὐτοκράτ{ο}<ω>ρ Οὐῆρο(ς) Σεβ(αστός)
Translation Emperor Verus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Lucius Verus right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΜΕΓΑΛΟΠΟΛΕΩ[Ϲ ϹΕΒΑϹΤΕΙΑϹ] ΕΤ ΗϘ
Edition Μεγαλοπόλεως Σεβαστείας ἔτους ηϙʹ Μεγαλοπόλεως Σεβαστείας ἔτ(ους) ηϙʹ
Translation of Megalopolis-Sebasteia, of year 98
Reverse design Nike standing on low base, right, holding wreath and palm-branch
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 8.17 g
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Naumann 104, 4 July 2021, lot 464 (Thessalonica?)