RPC IV.3, 8525 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
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 ΑΥΤ Κ Λ ΑΥΡ οΥΗΡοϹ ϹΕΒ (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 ΥΠΕΡ ΝΙΚΗϹ ΡΩΜΑΙ (Α shaped as Λ)
Edition ὑπὲρ νίκης Ῥωμαί(ων)
Translation for the victory of the Romans
Reverse design Felicitas standing facing, head left, holding caduceus and resting on 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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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ NY: 1990.39.6, under 'Edessa in Mesopotamia?'