RPC IV.2, 2641 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 2641 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Pergamum
Region Lesbus
City Mytilene
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Lucius Verus (Augustus)
Person (rev.) Marcus Aurelius (Augustus) ; Lucius Verus (Augustus)
Issue Marcus and Verus, co-emperors: without personal name but contemporary with coins of an uncertain strategos
Dating c. 164–165
Obverse inscription ΑΥ ΚΑΙ Λ ΑΥΡΗΛΙΟϹ ΟΥΗΡΟϹ ΑΡ[ΜΗ]ΝΙ(sic)
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Λ(εύκιος) Αὐρήλιος Οὐῆρος Ἀρμενι(κός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Lucius Aurelius Verus Armenicus
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Lucius Verus wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΜΥΤΙΛΗΝΑΙΩΝ
Edition Μυτιληναίων
Translation of the Mytileneans
Reverse design emperors (Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus) standing, facing each other, each wearing military dress, holding sword and spear; between, trophy and bound captive seated, left
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 35 mm
Average weight 22.30 g
Axis 12
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)
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Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 329, reverse tooled