RPC IV.2, 2618 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 2618 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Pergamum
Region Lesbus
City Koinon of Lesbos
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Lucius Verus (Augustus)
Magistrate —grinos (strategos)
Issue Marcus and Verus, co-emperors
Dating c. 166–169
Obverse inscription ΑΥ ΚΑΙ Λ ΑΥΡΗΛΙΟϹ ΟΥΗ[ΡΟϹ] [
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Λούκιος Αὐρήλιος Οὐῆρος --- Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Λ(ούκιος) Αὐρήλιος Οὐῆρος [---]
Translation Emperor Caesar Lucius Aurelius Verus [---]
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Lucius Verus wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from centre
Reverse inscription ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡ[ ] ΚοΙ ΛΕϹΒΙΩΝ
Edition ἐπὶ στρ--- κοινὸν Λεσβίων ἐπὶ στρ[---] κοι(νὸν) Λεσβίων
Translation under strategos [---], koinon of the Lesbians
Reverse design temple with eight columns
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 36 mm
Average weight 24.26 g
Axis 5, 6
Specimens 4 (3 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 88, under 'Eresus' Wa 1372, under 'Eresus' and 'Marcus Aurelius'; both sides tooled; obverse to fit 'Marcus': 'ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΥΡΗΛ ΑΝΤΩΝƐΙΝΟС СƐ'; reverse tooled to fit 'Eresus' and the 'strategos Pom. Tryphonianos': 'ƐΠΙ СΤΡ ΠΟΜ ΤΡVΦΩΝΙΑΝοΥ ƐΡƐСΙΩΝ'
2 2     O
3 3     Gorny & Mosch 115 (05/03/2002), 1248, under 'Uncertain' = Gorny & Mosch 130 (08/03/2004), 1771, under 'Uncertain' = Bertolami Fine Arts - ACR Auctions 4 (05/12/2011), 124
4 4     C: 1950/450