RPC IV.1, 4627 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.1
Number 4627 (temporary)
Province Achaea
Region Peloponnesus
City Zacynthus
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Lucius Verus (Augustus)
Issue Marcus and Verus, co-emperors
Dating 161–169
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ Λ ΑΥΡΗ ΒΗΡΟϹ ΑΥΓ
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Lucius Verus wearing cuirass and paludamentum, r.
Reverse inscription ΖΑΚΥΝΘΙⲰΝ
Reverse design Zeus standing, facing, head, r., brandishing thunderbolt over eagle, resting l. hand on hip
Metal Æ
Average diameter 27 mm
Axis 3, 9
Reference BMC 95
Specimens 5 (5 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: BMC 95, pl. XXI.3 (rev.) P. Gardner, NC 1885, p. 106, pl. V.17 (rev.)
2 2     ✸ P: 1711, obverse legend obscure
3 3     Mu: 5 (acc. 19792), under 'Marcus Aurelius'
4 4     V: GR 33758 J. Hirsch 21 (16/11/1908), coll. Consul Weber, 1974, not illustrated
5 5     B: 4316