RPC IV.4, 2382

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 2382
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Lucius Verus (Augustus)
Issue Year Β = 2
Dating AD 161/2
Obverse inscription Λ] ΑΥΡΗΛΙΟϹ ΟΥΗΡΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Lucius Verus wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription L Β
Reverse design Nilus, with crocodile beside him, reclining left, holding cornucopia, from which issues Genius holding wreath, and reed
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 32 mm
Axis 12
Reference DS 9488
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1: same obv. die as 2378/6.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 2618
2 2     Calgary: NG. 1993.2.663
3 3     ✸ DS 9488 = Naville Numismatics 62, 13 Dec. 2020, lot 288