RPC IV.3, 7149 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #5

 

Coin type
Volume IV.3
Number 7149 (temporary)
Province Syria
Region Syria
City Antioch
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 Ϲ(ΕΒ)
Obverse design radiate head of Lucius Verus, right
Reverse inscription S C and below, numeral letter(s) Α, Δ, Ε, Η(?), ΒΙ or ΔΙ
Reverse design in laurel wreath
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 17 mm
Axis 6, 12
Specimens 8 (4 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Private coll. R.G. McAlee
2 2     L: G 0928
3 3     Private coll. Marcel Burstein
4 4     P: 554
5 5     ✸ B: no number, emperor on obverse perhaps Marcus Aurelius, on reverse, reading of numeral letter as H uncertain
6 6     NY: 1944.100.659010
7 7     Waage 532, reverse only illustrated
8 8     Bern: 89.94 Kapossy, no. 185