RPC IV.1, 7400 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume IV.1
Number 7400 (temporary)
Province Thrace
Region Thrace
City Serdica
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Lucius Verus (Augustus)
Issue Marcus and Verus, co-emperors
Dating 161–169
Obverse inscription ΑΥ ΚΑΙ Λ ΑΥΡΗΛΙΟϹ ΟΥΗΡΟϹ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Λ(ούκιος) Αὐρήλιος Οὐῆρος
Translation Emperor Caesar Lucius Aurelius Verus
Obverse design laureate head of Lucius Verus, right, with drapery on left shoulder
Reverse inscription ϹΕΡΔΩΝ
Edition Σερδών
Translation of the Serdians
Reverse design bearded river-god (Oiskos) reclining, left, head, right, holding reed(?), resting on water-urn(?)
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 8.42 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference Mouchmov, Serdica 26 corr., Ruzicka, Serdica 20
Specimens 4 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Sofia: 1245 Mouchmov 4767 = Mouchmov, Serdica 26, pl. VII = Ruzicka, Serdica 20, pl. VI (rev.)
2 2     Savoca Numismatik Blue 87 (17/10/2020), 855
3 3     Private coll. CGT
4 4     ✸ CNG EA 549, 1 Nov. 2023, lot 997 (part of)