RPC IV.1, 4666 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume IV.1
Number 4666 (temporary)
Province Achaea
Region Corinthia
City Corinth
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Lucius Verus (Augustus)
Issue Marcus and Verus, co-emperors
Dating 161–169
Obverse inscription IMP L AVR VERVS AVG
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Lucius Verus wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right
Reverse inscription C L I COR
Reverse design Helios standing in galloping quadriga, left, holding whip
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Axis 5, 6, 8, 12
Reference BCD Corinth 742, BMC 621
Specimens 5 (4 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: BMC 621, pierced, 10.11g
2 2     P: 935, both sides tooled, obverse legend IMP L AVREL VERVS AVG
3 3     ✸ V: GR 13700 NCP, p. 22, no. 22, pl. F.CII (rev.)
4 4     B: Löbb, pierced and broken, 9.07g
5 5     BCD Corinth 742