RPC IV.3, 9275 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.3
Number 9275 (temporary)
Province Syria Palaestina
Region Judaea
City Aelia Capitolina
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Lucius Verus (Augustus)
Person (rev.) Lucilla (Augusta)
Issue Marcus and Verus, co-emperors
Dating c. 163–169, perhaps later
Obverse inscription IMP CAES L AVR VERVS AVG (all As shaped as Λ)
Edition Imp(erator) Caes(ar) L(ucius) Aur(elius) Verus Aug(ustus)
Translation Emperor Caesar Lucius Aurelius Verus Augustus
Obverse design bare-headed bust of Lucius Verus wearing cuirass, right
Reverse inscription LVCILLAE AVG ANTONINI AVG C A C (all As shaped as Λ)
Edition Lucillae Aug(ustae) Antonini Aug(usti) c(olonia) A(elia) C(apitolina)
Translation to Lucilla Augusta, daughter of Antoninus Augustus, colony of Aelia Capitolina
Reverse design draped bust of Lucilla, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 15.66 g
Axis 12
Reference Meshorer, Aelia Capitolina 65
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Private coll., USA = Meshorer, Aelia Capitolina 65, pl. 83
2 2     ✸ B: 1911/510