RPC IV.2, 9708 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 9708 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Ephesus
Region Ionia
City Ephesus
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Lucius Verus (Augustus)
Issue Marcus and Verus, co-emperors
Dating c. 161–165
Obverse inscription ΚΑ[ΙϹΑΡ] Λ ΑΥΡ ΟΥΗΡΟϹ
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Lucius Verus wearing cuirass, left, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΑΘΗΝΑ ΑΡΗΑ ΕΦΕϹΙΩΝ
Reverse design Athena Area advancing, right, holding harpa, shield and spear
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Axis 6
Reference Karwiese 322, Franke & Nollé 321 corr.
Specimens 4 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ V: GR 34588, under 'Ephesus, alliance coins' Karwiese 322 (V6, R15) = Franke & Nollé 321, pl. 19, wrongly restoring reverse legend as 'ΑΘΗ[ΝΑΙΩΝ] ƐΦƐСΙΩΝ' and interpreting the coin as an 'alliance' coin of Ephesus with Athens
2 2     Bern: 89.16 Kapossy, no. 22, record in card index of V Universität
3 3     V-Universität: Inv. 7096, ex coll. Schöller
4 4     MünzZentrum 36 (07/11/1979), 55