RPC IV.1, 8398 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.1
Number 8398 (temporary)
Province Achaea
Region Peloponnesus
City Patras
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Lucius Verus (Augustus)
Issue Marcus and Verus, co-emperors
Dating 161–169
Obverse inscription IMP CAES L AVREL VER[VS AVG]
Edition Imp(erator) Caes(ar) L(ucius) Aurel(ius) Verus Aug(ustus)
Translation Emperor Caesar Lucius Aurelius Verus Augustus
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Lucius Verus wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right
Reverse inscription COL A A PATRE[NS]
Edition col(onia) A(ugusta) A(chaica) Patrens(is)
Translation Colony of Augustan Achaia of Patras
Reverse design founder as priest ploughing with two oxen, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 10.59 g
Axis 2
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ NY: 1944.100.39464, under 'Marcus Aurelius'