RPC IV.3, 8516 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.3
Number 8516 (temporary)
Province Cappadocia
Region Cappadocia
City Tyana
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Lucius Verus (Augustus)
Issue Marcus and Verus, co-emperors
Dating 161–169
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤΟ Κ Λ ΟΥΗΡΟϹ ϹΕ(ΒΑϹΤ)
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Λούκιος Οὐῆρος Σεβαστός Αὐτο(κράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Λ(ούκιος) Οὐῆρος Σεβαστ(ός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Lucius Verus Augustus
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Lucius Verus wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right
Reverse inscription ΤΥΑΝΕωΝ Τ Π Τ ΙΕΡ ΑϹΥ ΑΥΤΟ ΕΤ Β
Edition Τυανέων τῶν πρὸς Ταύρῳ ἱερῆς ἀσύλου αὐτόνομου ἔτους βʹ Τυανέων τ(ῶν) π(ρὸς) Τ(αύρῳ) ἱερ(ῆς) ἀσύ(λου) αὐτό(νομου) ἔτ(ους) βʹ
Translation of the Tyaneans near Taurus, sacred, inviolable, autonomous, year 2
Reverse design turreted Tyche seated, left, holding ears of corn and bunch of grapes, resting arm on seat, resting foot on swimming river-god (Euphrates); Tyche's seat decorated with griffin
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 8.82 g
Axis 5, 6, 10, 11, 12
Specimens 9 (8 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ NY: 1951.64.70
1 1     P: 765 Wa 6809
2 2     C: SNG 5485 Leake 8259, Suppl., p. 107.5, Tochon 752
2 2     Mu: 1, obverse worn
3 3     B: (Löbb)
4 4     B: I-B, obverse with additional, longer obverse legend, ... СƐΒΑ[
5 5     O
6 6     C: no number
7 7     CGT coll. ex Auctiones GmbH 4, 18 March 2012, lot 77