RPC IV.3, 8034 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume IV.3
Number 8034 (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 οΥΗΡοϹ ϹΕΒ (Αs shaped as Λs)
Obverse design bare head of Lucius Verus, right
Reverse inscription ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤοΡΩΝ ϹΕΒ (Α shaped as Λ)
Reverse design Nike advancing, left, carrying transverse trophy
Metal silver
Average diameter 17 mm
Axis 12
Specimens 2 (2 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 1820, under 'Carrhae'
2 2     NY: 1984.44.9, under 'Edessa in Mesopotamia?'