RPC IV.3, 8525 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

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)
Obverse design bare head of Lucius Verus, right
Reverse inscription ΥΠΕΡ ΝΙΚΗϹ ΡΩΜΑΙ (Α shaped as Λ)
Reverse design female figure standing, left, holding caduceus and long sceptre
Metal silver
Average diameter 17 mm
Axis 6
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

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