RPC IV.3, 5455 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.3
Number 5455 (temporary)
Province Cappadocia
Region Pontus
City Megalopolis-Sebasteia
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Lucius Verus (Augustus)
Issue Marcus and Verus, co-emperors
Dating 161–169
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤΟΚ [Ο]ΥΗΡΟϹ Ϲ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Οὐῆρος Σεβαστός Αὐτοκ(ράτωρ) Οὐῆρος Σ(εβαστός)
Translation Emperor Verus Augustus
Obverse design bare head of Lucius Verus, right
Reverse inscription ΜΕΓΑΛΟΠΟ ϹΕΒΑϹΤΙΑϹ ΕΤ ΗϘ
Edition Μεγαλοπόλεως Σεβαστίας ἔτους ηϙʹ Μεγαλοπό(λεως) Σεβαστίας ἔτ(ους) ηϙʹ
Translation of Megalopolis-Sebasteia, year 88
Reverse design draped male bust (head assimilated to portrait of Antoninus Pius), right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 17 mm
Average weight 3.55 g
Axis 12
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1990-2-8-1
2 2     Ancient Numismatics Auctions 24, 17 Oct. 2025, lot 309