RPC IV.3, 7244 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #5

 

Coin type
Volume IV.3
Number 7244 (temporary)
Province Cilicia
Region Lycaonia
City Hyde
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Lucius Verus (Augustus)
Issue Marcus and Verus, co-emperors
Dating 163–165
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤΟΚ ΚΑΙϹ Λ ΑΥΡΗΛ ΟΥΗ ϹΕΒ ΑΡΜ
Edition Αὐτοκ(ράτωρ) Καῖσ(αρ) Λ(ούκιος) Αὐρήλ(ιος) Οὐῆ(ρος) Σεβ(αστὸς) Ἀρμ(ενιακός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Lucius Aurelius Verus Augustus Armeniacus
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Lucius Verus wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right
Reverse inscription ΥΔΗϹ ΙΕΡΑϹ ΚοΙΝ ΛΥΚΑοΝΙΑϹ
Edition Ὕδης ἱερᾶς κοιν(ὸν) Λυκαονίας
Translation of sacred Hyde, koinon of Lycaonia
Reverse design nude Hermes standing, left, holding purse, caduceus and chlamys
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 10.97 g
Axis 6
Reference vA Lykao. 89–89a
Specimens 5 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 15 SNG 2267 = Wa 4759 = vA Lykao. 89, pl. 3
2 2     Private coll., Beirut
3 3     Lindgren I, 1376 = CNG 51 (15/09/1999), 930
4 4     Münzen & Medaillen Deutschland 13 (09/10/2003), coll. J.-P. Righetti, 483
5 5     ✸ Numismatik Naumann 143, 4–5 Aug. 2024, lot 343