RPC IV.3, 6887 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.3
Number 6887 (temporary)
Province Syria
Region Phoenicia
City Byblus
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Lucius Verus (Augustus)
Issue Marcus and Verus, co-emperors
Dating 161–169
Obverse inscription ]οΥΗΡοϹ [
Edition [---]Ουῆρος [---]
Translation [---] Verus [---]
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Lucius Verus wearing cuirass(?) and paludamentum(?), right
Reverse inscription ΙΕΡΑϹ [ΒΥΒΛΟΥ]
Edition Ἱερᾶς Βύβλου
Translation of sacred Byblus
Reverse design aedicula; inside: statue of turreted Astarte standing with foot on prow, right, holding long standard, raising dress with left hand; to right, Nike standing on column, left, crowning Tyche
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 13.46 g
Axis 12
Reference Rouvier —
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