RPC IV.1, 9640 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.1
Number 9640 (temporary)
Province Achaea
Region Corinthia
City Corinth
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Lucius Verus (Augustus)
Issue Marcus and Verus, co-emperors
Dating 161–169
Obverse inscription IMP CAES L AVR VERVS AVG (tooled)
Edition Imperator Caesar Lucius Aurelius Verus Augustus Imp(erator) Caes(ar) L(ucius) Aur(elius) Verus Aug(ustus)
Translation Emperor Caesar Lucius Aurelius Verus Augustus
Obverse design laureate head of Lucius Verus, right
Reverse inscription C L I COR
Edition colonia Laus Iulia Corinthiensium c(olonia) L(aus) I(ulia) Cor(inthiensium)
Translation colony of Laus Iulia of the Corinthians
Reverse design to left, Salus/Hygieia standing, right, feeding serpent from patera; to right, Aesculapius/Asclepius standing, left, holding serpent-staff
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Average weight 13.86 g
Axis 3
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ V: GR 13696, obverse heavily tooled