RPC IV.1, 5177 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.1
Number 5177 (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
Edition Imp(erator) L(ucius) Aur(elius) Verus Aug(ustus)
Translation Emperor Lucius Aurelius Verus Augustus
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Lucius Verus wearing cuirass, right
Reverse inscription C L I COR
Edition C(olonia) L(aus)Iul(ia) Cor(inthiensium)
Translation Colony of Laus Iulia of the Corinthians
Reverse design Melikertes-Palaimon riding on dolphin, left; in pine wreath
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 11.35 g
Axis 2, 8, 9, 12
Reference BCD Corinth 752
Specimens 9 (5 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1920-8-5-1048
2 2     ✸ P: 936 NCP, p. 11, no. 11, pl. B.XIV (rev.)
3 3     V: GR 13702
4 4     V: GR 13703
5 5     Glendining 27/05/1959, coll. R.C. Lockett, 2112, pl. 15 = Bank Leu 18 (05/05/1977), 150 = BCD Corinth 752 = CNG MBD 64, 24 Sep. 2003, lot 585
6 6     VAuctions 266, BCD coll., 7 July 2011, lot 155
7 7     B: I-B
8 8     CNG Triton V, 15 Jan. 2002, lot 1706 (ex Sotheby's, Brand coll., 25 Oct. 1984, lot 349) = CNG 88, 14 Sept. 2011, lot 819
9 9     Michele Baranowsky FPL 1935, No. 7173 (Plate 44)