RPC IV.1, 7933 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume IV.1
Number 7933 (temporary)
Province Achaea
Region Peloponnesus
Subregion Argolis
City Argos
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Lucius Verus (Augustus)
Issue Marcus and Verus, co-emperors
Dating 161–169
Obverse inscription Υ]ΗΡΟϹ ΑΥΓ[ΟΥϹΟϹ(sic)]
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Lucius Verus wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right
Reverse inscription ΑΡΓΕΙΩΝ
Reverse design Dioscuri on horseback, facing each other
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Axis 2, 4, 7
Specimens 3 (3 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 143
2 2     L: 1920-8-5-1348, under 'Sparta'
3 3     V: GR 14275, broken, 7.41g