RPC IV.1, 5619 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.1
Number 5619 (temporary)
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Nicomedia
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Lucius Verus (Augustus)
Issue Marcus and Verus, co-emperors
Dating 161–169
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙϹ Λ ΑΥΡΗΛΙΟϹ ΟΥΗΡΟϹ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Καῖσ(αρ) Λ(ούκιος) Αὐρήλιος Οὐῆρος
Translation Emperor Caesar Lucius Aurelius Verus
Obverse design bare-headed bust of Lucius Verus wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟ ΝΕΩΚΟ ΝΙΚΟΜΗΔΙΑϹ
Edition Μητρο(πόλεως) νεωκό(ρου) Νικομηδίας
Translation of the metropolis neocorate Nicomedia
Reverse design temple with four columns enclosing statue of female figure standing, left, holding uncertain objects
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 33 mm
Average weight 16.82 g
Axis 6
Reference Rec 116, BMC 24
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: BMC 24 Rec 116, pl. XCI.32 (rev.)