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
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Λ(ούκιος) Αὐρή(λιος) Βῆρος Αὔγ(ουστος)
Translation Emperor Caesar Lucius Aurelius Verus Augustus
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Lucius Verus wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right
Reverse inscription ΖΑΚΥΝΘΙωΝ
Edition Ζακυνθίων
Translation of the Zacynthians
Reverse design Zeus standing, facing, head, right, brandishing thunderbolt over eagle, resting left hand on hip
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 11.14 g
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