RPC IV.3, 9025 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume IV.3
Number 9025 (temporary)
Province Syria
Region Commagene
City Samosata
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Lucius Verus (Augustus)
Issue Marcus and Verus, co-emperors
Dating 161–169
Obverse inscription Α Κ Λ ΑΥΡΗ ΟΥΗΡΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Edition Α(ὐτοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Λ(ούκιος) Αὐρή(λιος) Οὐῆρος Σεβ(αστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Lucius Aurelius Verus Augustus
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Lucius Verus wearing cuirass and paludamentum, left
Reverse inscription Φ ϹΑΜ ΙΕΡ ΑϹΥ ΑΥ[Τ?] ΜΗΤ ΚΟΜ ΕΤ ΒϘ
Edition Φ(λαουίων) Σαμ(οσατέων) ἱερ(ῆς) ἀσύ(λου) αὐτ(ονόμου) μητ(ροπόλεως) Κομ(μαγηνῶν) ἔτ(ους) βϙʹ
Translation of the Flavian Samosateans, sacred, inviolable, autonomous, metropolis of Commagenes, year 92
Reverse design turreted Tyche seated on rock, left, holding poppy and two ears of corn, resting arm on rock, resting foot on swimming river-god (Euphrates)
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 8.25 g
Axis 12
Specimens 3 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 1474
2 2     L: G.5257 BMC 30, date obscure, attribution because of same obverse die as specimen 1
3 3     Lanz 106 (26/11/2001), 488, pl. 24