URI
https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/5171
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Volume
IV.1
Number
5171 (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] CAES L AVREL VERVS AVG
Edition
Imp(erator) Caes(ar) L(ucius) Aurel(ius) Verus Aug(ustus)
Translation
Emperor Caesar Lucius Aurelius Verus Augustus
Obverse design
bare head of Lucius Verus, right
Reverse inscription
C L I [COR]
Edition
c(olonia) L(aus) I(ulia) Cor(inthiensium)
Translation
colony of Laus Iulia of the Corinthians
Reverse design
detail of fountain of Peirene: statue of Scylla with fish-tail and two dog-foreparts kneeling on base, right, raising right arm to throw stone, extending left arm; to right, small basin
Metal
copper-based alloy
Average diameter
28 mm
Average weight
11.35 g
Axis
3, 4, 5, 7
Reference
BCD Corinth 759
Specimens
5 (3 in the core collections)
