RPC IV.1, 7911 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.1
Number 7911 (temporary)
Province Achaea
Region Corinthia
City Corinth
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Lucius Verus (Augustus)
Issue Marcus and Verus, co-emperors
Dating 161–169
Obverse inscription IMP L AVR VERVS AVG
Edition Imp(erator) L(ucius) Aur(elius) Verus Aug(ustus)
Translation Emperor Lucius Aurelius Verus Augustus
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Lucius Verus wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right
Reverse inscription ISTHMIA
Edition Isthmia
Translation Isthmia
Reverse design in laurel(?) wreath
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 11.20 g
Axis 1, 6, 8, 9
Reference BCD Corinth 761–2
Specimens 7 (5 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 947
2 2     Mu: 127b, under 'Marcus Aurelius'
3 3     BCD Corinth 761
4 4     BCD Corinth 762
5 5     B: 1901/1, found at Olympia, obverse legend worn, attribution to Verus and this type not entirely certain
6 6     C: Lewis 1269
7 7     ✸ G: II, 106, no. 155 SNG I, no. 473