RPC IV.2, 362 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 362 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Smyrna
Region Aeolis
City Aegae
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Lucius Verus (Augustus)
Magistrate Pherekydes (strategos)
Issue Marcus and Verus, co-emperors
Dating c. 161–163
Obverse inscription ΑΥ ΚΑΙ Λ ΑΥΡΗ ΟΥΗΡΟϹ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Λ(ούκιος) Αὐρή(λιος) Οὐῆρος
Translation Emperor Caesar Lucius Aurelius Verus
Obverse design bare-headed bust of Lucius Verus wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡ ΦΕΡΕΚΥΔΟΥ ΤΙΤΝΑΙΟϹ ΑΙΓΑΕΩΝ
Edition ἐπὶ στρ(ατηγοῦ) Φερεκύδου Τιτναῖος Αἰγαέων
Translation under strategos Pherekydes, Titnaios, of the Aegeans
Reverse design river-god Titnaios reclining, left, holding reed and cornucopia, resting on water-urn
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 34 mm
Average weight 24.13 g
Axis 12
Reference BMC 23–4
Specimens 3 (3 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: BMC 23
2 2     L: BMC 24
3 3     ✸ L: 1979-1-1-1599 vA 1599 = Kraft, p. 192, pl. 93.5a