| URI |
https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/6643
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| Volume |
IV.3 |
| Number |
6643 (temporary) |
| Province |
Arabia
|
| Region |
Syria
|
| City |
Philadelphia
|
| Reign |
Marcus Aurelius
|
| Person (obv.) |
Lucius Verus (Augustus)
|
| Issue |
Marcus and Verus, co-emperors
|
| Dating |
161–169 |
| Obverse inscription |
ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙϹ Λ ΑΥΡ οΥΗΡοϹ |
| Edition |
Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Καῖσ(αρ) Λ(ούκιος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Οὐῆρος
|
| Translation |
Emperor Caesar Lucius Aurelius Verus |
| Obverse design |
laureate-headed bust of Lucius Verus wearing cuirass (and paludamentum), right |
| Reverse inscription |
ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΕωΝ ΚοΙΛΗϹ ϹΥΡΙΑϹ |
| Edition |
Φιλαδελφέων Κοίλης Συρίας
|
| Translation |
of the Philadelphians of Coele Syria |
| Reverse design |
laureate head of Heracles (youthful) with lion skin knotted at neck, right |
| Metal |
copper-based alloy |
| Average diameter |
21 mm |
| Average weight |
7.30 g |
| Axis |
12 |
| Reference |
Spijkerman 27 and 27a, BMC 16 |
| Specimens |
4 (1 in the core collections) |