RPC IV.1, 4633 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.1
Number 4633 (temporary)
Province Achaea
Region Peloponnesus
Subregion Argolis
City Argos
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Lucius Verus (Augustus)
Issue Marcus and Verus, co-emperors
Dating 161–169
Obverse inscription ΟΥΗΡΟϹ ΑΥΓΟΥϹΟϹ(sic)
Edition Οὐῆρος Αὔγουσ<τ>ος
Translation Verus Augustus
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Lucius Verus wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right
Reverse inscription ΑΡ[ΓΕ]ΙΩΝ
Edition Ἀργείων
Translation of the Argives
Reverse design Hera seated, left, holding uncertain object (patera or pomegranate) and long sceptre
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 9.63 g
Axis 4, 11
Reference BMC 159
Specimens 2 (2 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: BMC 159
2 2     ✸ O