RPC IV.3, 6502 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.3
Number 6502 (temporary)
Province Mesopotamia
Region Mesopotamia
City Carrhae
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Lucilla (Augusta)
Issue Marcus and Verus, co-emperors
Dating c. 163–169, perhaps later
Obverse inscription ΛοΥΚΙΛΛΑ ϹΕΒΑϹΤΗ (Αs shaped as Λs)
Edition Λουκίλλα Σεβαστή
Translation Lucilla Augusta
Obverse design draped bust of Lucilla, right
Reverse inscription ΥΠΕΡ ΝΙΚΗϹ ΡΩΜΑΙΩΝ (Α shaped as Λ)
Edition ὑπὲρ νίκης Ῥωμαίων
Translation for the victory of the Romans
Reverse design Aphrodite standing facing, head left, holding apple and long sceptre
Metal silver
Average diameter 18 mm
Average weight 3.25 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference BMC 9
Specimens 3 (2 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: BMC 9, pl. XIX.12 Walker 3398: AR: 77.50
2 2     P: 1822, under 'Carrhae'
4 4     Naumann 112, F. Jarman coll., 2 Jan. 2022, lot 1446