RPC IV.4, 2299

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 2299
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Lucius Verus (Augustus)
Issue Year Α = 1
Dating AD 161
Obverse inscription Λ Α(Υ)ΡΗΛΙΟϹ ΟΥΗΡΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Lucius Verus wearing cuirass and paludamentum, left, seen from rear
Reverse inscription L Α
Reverse design Dikaiosyne standing, facing, head, left, holding scales and cornucopia
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 32 mm
Axis 12
Reference D 3705, DS 9235 corr., Geissen 2127
Specimens 7 (3 in the core collections)
Die-links 1, 7: same obv. die as 2309/1, 2381/1–2, 2385/1.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1862,0614.301 BMC 1374
2 2     P: 2685
3 3     NY: 1944.100.61687
4 4     A: D 2174 / 3294
5 5     A: 6740
6 6     Cologne Geissen 2127
7 7     D 3705 = Naville Numismatics 67, 1 Aug. 2021, lot 224