RPC IV.1, 4619 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.1
Number 4619 (temporary)
Province Achaea
Region Peloponnesus
City Patras
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Lucius Verus (Augustus)
Issue Marcus and Verus, co-emperors
Dating 161–169
Obverse inscription IMP CAES L AVREL VERVS AVG
Edition Imp(erator) Caes(ar) L(ucius) Aurel(ius) Verus Aug(ustus)
Translation Emperor Caesar Lucius Aurelius Verus Augustus
Obverse design laureate head of Lucius Verus, right
Reverse inscription COL A A PATR
Edition col(onia) A(ugusta) A(chaica) Patr(ensis)
Translation Colony of Augustan Achaia of Patras
Reverse design Diana/Artemis advancing, left, holding torch and spear; to left, dog running, left
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 21 mm
Average weight 5.99 g
Axis 6, 9, 11, 12
Reference BMC 39
Specimens 6 (5 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: BMC 39, pl. VI.2 (rev.)
2 2     ✸ P: 1269
3 3     Weber 3968, found at Patras
4 4     NY: 1944.100.39472
5 5     V: GR 13868
6 6     P: coll. Chandon de Briailles 1936