RPC IV.3, 8033 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume IV.3
Number 8033 (temporary)
Province Mesopotamia
Region Mesopotamia
City Carrhae
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Lucius Verus (Augustus)
Issue Marcus and Verus, co-emperors
Dating after 164
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Λ ΑΥΡ οΥΗ[ΡοϹ] ϹΕΒ (Αs shaped as Λs)
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Λ(ούκιος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Οὐῆρος Σεβ(αστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Lucius Aurelius Verus Augustus
Obverse design bare head of Lucius Verus, right
Reverse inscription ΥΠΕΡ ΝΙΚΗϹ ΤΩΝ ΚΥΡΙΩΝ ϹΕ
Edition ὑπὲρ νίκης τῶν κυρίων Σε(βαστῶν)
Translation for the victory of the Lords Augusti
Reverse design Athena advancing, right, brandishing spear, holding shield
Metal silver
Average diameter 18 mm
Axis 12
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 1819, under 'Carrhae', broken, 3.09g