RPC IV, 5120


Image of specimen #1

Coin type
URI	https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/5120 json ttl rdf xml epidoc
Volume	IV.1
Number	5120 (temporary)
Province	Bithynia-Pontus
Region	Bithynia
City	Nicaea
Reign	Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.)	Lucius Verus (Augustus)
Issue	Marcus and Verus, co-emperors
Dating	161–169
Obverse inscription	[ΑΥ Κ] Λ ΑΥΡΗ ΟΥΗΡΟϹ ϹΕ
Edition	Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Λ(ούκιος) Αὐρή(λιος) Οὐῆρος Σε(βαστός)
Translation	Emperor Caesar Lucius Aurelius Verus Augustus
Obverse design	bare-headed bust of Lucius Verus wearing cuirass, left
Reverse inscription	ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ
Edition	Νικαιέων
Translation	of the Nicaeans
Reverse design	Selene-Hecate in biga drawn by hump-backed bulls, left, holding torch; behind her shoulders, crescent
Metal	copper-based alloy
Average diameter	28 mm
Average weight	14.78 g
Axis	6
Reference	Rec 217, BMC 39
Specimens	2 (2 in the core collections)

Number	Number	Obverse	Reverse	Museum	Bibliography	Diameter	Weight	Axis	Note	More
1	1 ✸			L: BMC 39	Rec 217, pl. LXXII.16 (rev.)	28	13.36	6		Show
2	2			Mu: 22b		28	16.19	6	Obv.: GIC 65 (laureate bust r.; on obverse); GIC 254 (Nike standing r., holding wreath and palm (on obverse))	Show