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IV.3, 8525 (temporary)
Image of specimen #1
Coin type
URI
https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/8525
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Volume
IV.3
Number
8525 (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
Α
Υ
Τ Κ Λ Α
Υ
Ρ ο
Υ
ΗΡοϹ Ϲ
Ε
Β (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
Υ
Π
Ε
Ρ ΝΙΚΗϹ ΡΩΜΑΙ (Α shaped as Λ)
Edition
ὑπὲρ νίκης Ῥωμαί(ων)
Translation
for the victory of the Romans
Reverse design
female figure standing, left, holding caduceus and long sceptre
Metal
silver
Average diameter
17 mm
Average weight
2.85 g
Axis
6
Specimens
1 (1 in the core collections)
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1
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NY: 1990.39.6, under 'Edessa in Mesopotamia?'
17
2.85
6
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