RPC IV.1, 4242 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.1
Number 4242 (temporary)
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Amphipolis
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Lucius Verus (Augustus)
Issue Marcus and Verus, co-emperors
Dating 161–169
Obverse inscription ΑΥ(Τ) ΚΑΙ Λ ΑΥΡΗ οΥΗΡ(ο)
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Λούκιος Αὐρήλιος Οὐῆρος Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Λ(ούκιος) Αὐρή(λιος) Οὐῆρο(ς)
Translation Emperor Caesar Lucius Aurelius Verus
Obverse design bare-headed bust of Lucius Verus wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right
Reverse inscription ΑΜΦΙΠοΛΕΙΤΩΝ
Edition Ἀμφιπολειτῶν Ἀμφιπολειτῶν
Translation of the Amphipolitans
Reverse design turreted Tyche seated, left, holding patera
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 8.94 g
Axis 6
Reference BMC 114
Specimens 8 (4 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: BMC 114
2 2     P: 516
3 3     Mu: 120
4 4     C: Leake 3088, European Greece, p. 13.2, authenticity doubtful: cast
5 5     CGT coll.
6 6     CGT coll.
7 7    
8 8     ✸ Gorny & Mosch 287, 21 April 2021, lot 3465