RPC IV.1, 4587 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.1
Number 4587 (temporary)
Province Epirus
Region Epirus
City Corcyra
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Lucius Verus (Augustus)
Issue Marcus and Verus, co-emperors
Dating 161–169
Obverse inscription Α Κ ΛΟΥΚΙΟϹ ΑΥΡΗΛΙ(ΟϹ) ΒΗΡ
Edition Α(ὐτοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Λούκιος Αὐρήλιος Βῆρ(ος)
Translation Emperor Caesar Lucius Aurelius Verus
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Lucius Verus wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right
Reverse inscription ΚΟΡΚΥΡΑΙωΝ
Edition Κορκυραίων
Translation of the Corcyraeans
Reverse design Zeus (Kasios) seated, left, holding long sceptre
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 22 mm
Average weight 5.67 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference BMC 646
Specimens 3 (3 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: BMC 646, on obverse, ΒΗΡ as Β{ΗΡ}
2 2     V: GR 12251
3 3     B: 1970/68