RPC IV.3, 4875 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume IV.3
Number 4875 (temporary)
Province Cappadocia
Region Pontus
City Koinon of Pontus
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Lucius Verus (Augustus)
Issue Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus
Dating 98 = 161/2
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑ ΟΥΗΡΟ ϹΕΒ (Αs with curved crossbar)
Edition Αὐτοκρά(τωρ) Οὐῆρο(ς) Σεβ(αστός)
Translation Emperor Verus Augustus
Obverse design bare head of Lucius Verus, right
Reverse inscription ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΠΟΝΤΟΥ ΕΤ ϘΗ
Edition κοινὸν Πόντου ἔτ(ους) ϙηʹ
Translation Koinon of Pontus, of year 98
Reverse design temple with four columns
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 8.65 g
Axis 12
Reference Rec 2, Çizmeli 499–500
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Tokat: Inv. 80.9.18.3505 M. Amandry (ed.), Trésors et Circulation Monétaire en Anatolie Antique (Paris, 1994), p. 123, no. 5.1.12, pl. XXIX.5.12 = Çizmeli 499a, pl. XXXVIII
2 2     ✸ B: (Löbb) Çizmeli 500, pl. XXXVIII
3 3     Lindgren I, A40A = Çizmeli 499b, date obscure