RPC IV.3, 6515 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.3
Number 6515 (temporary)
Province Arabia
Region Syria
City Abila
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Lucius Verus (Augustus)
Issue Marcus and Verus, co-emperors
Dating 161–169
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ Λ ΑΥΡ ΟΥΗΡΟϹ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Λούκιος Αὐρήλιος Οὐῆρος Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Καῖσαρ Λ(ούκιος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Οὐῆρος
Translation Emperor Caesar Lucius Aurelius Verus
Obverse design laureate head of Lucius Verus, right
Reverse inscription ϹΕ ΑΒΙΛΗΝωΝ Ι Α Α Γ ΚΟΙ ϹΥ ΛϹ
Edition Σελευκέων Ἀβιληνῶν ἱερᾶς ἀσύλου αὐτονόμου γνωρίμου? Κοίλης Συρίας λσʹ Σε(λευκέων) Ἀβιληνῶν ἱ(ερᾶς) ἀ(σύλου) α(ὐτονόμου) γ(νωρίμου?) Κοί(λης) Συ(ρίας) λσʹ
Translation of the Seleucian Abilans, sacred, inviolable, autonomous, honourable(?), Coele-Syria, 230
Reverse design nude Heracles seated on rock, left, resting right arm on club, resting left arm on rock
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 10.22 g
Axis 12
Reference Spijkerman 11a
Specimens 4 (1 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     J-SBF Spijkerman 11a, pl. 7, reverse tooled?
2 2     C: SNG 5977, reading year as '[Γ]ΛС', i.e. year 233' = Leake 7347, Suppl., p. 10.1,
9 9     ✸ Münster: M 5807
10 10     CGT coll.