RPC IV, 5775


Image of specimen #1

Coin type
URI	https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/5775 json ttl rdf xml epidoc
Volume	IV.3
Number	5775 (temporary)
Province	Syria
Region	Syria
City	Cyrrhus
Reign	Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.)	Lucius Verus (Augustus)
Issue	Marcus and Verus, co-emperors
Dating	161–169
Obverse inscription	[ΑΥΤ] Κ Λ ΑΥΡΗ[Λ] ΟΥΗΡΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Edition	Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Λ(ούκιος) Αὐρήλ(ιος) Οὐῆρος Σεβ(αστός)
Translation	Emperor Caesar Lucius Aurelius Verus Augustus
Obverse design	laureate head of Lucius Verus, right
Reverse inscription	ΚΥΡΡΗϹΤωΝ Α
Edition	Κυρρηστῶν αʹ
Translation	of the Cyrrhestians, 1
Reverse design	in laurel wreath
Metal	copper-based alloy
Average diameter	24 mm
Average weight	9.18 g
Axis	5, 6, 12
Reference	BMC 24
Specimens	5 (5 in the core collections)

Number	Number	Museum	Bibliography	Diameter	Weight	Axis	More
1	1 ✸	L: 1844,0425.353	BMC 24	23.5	7.69	5	Show
2	2	V: GR 20973, under 'Marcus Aurelius', obverse legend obscure, authenticity doubtful: cast?		25	9.50	6	Show
3	3	V: GR 20974, authenticity doubtful: cast?		24	9.92	6	Show
4	4	O		24	9.56	12	Show
5	5	O: worn		24	9.24	12	Show