RPC IV.3, 8041 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.3
Number 8041 (temporary)
Province Mesopotamia
Region Mesopotamia
City Carrhae
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Lucius Verus (Augustus)
Issue Marcus and Verus, co-emperors
Dating 161–169
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤΟΚΡ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ΛΟΥΚ ΑΥΗ(sic) ΟΥΗΡΟϹ
Edition Αὐτοκρ(άτωρ) Καῖσαρ Λούκ(ιος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Οὐῆρος
Translation Emperor Caesar Lucius Aurelius Verus
Obverse design laureate head of Lucius Verus, right
Reverse inscription ΚΑΡΗΝωΝ ΦΙΛΟΡωΜΕωΝ
Edition Καρηνῶν Φιλορωμέων
Translation of the Carrhaeans, friends to the Romans
Reverse design crescent on globe surmounted by star; globe resting on base
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 18 mm
Average weight 4.63 g
Axis 12
Specimens 2 (2 in the core collections)

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