RPC IV.2, 2634 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 2634 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Pergamum
Region Lesbus
City Mytilene
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Lucius Verus (Augustus)
Person (rev.) Marcus Aurelius (Augustus) ; Lucius Verus (Augustus)
Magistrate Pom(peius) Tryphonianos (strategos)
Issue Marcus and Verus, co-emperors
Dating c. 161–163, perhaps AD 163
Obverse inscription [ΑΥ ΚΑΙ Λ ΑΥΡΗΛΙΟϹ ΟΥΗΡΟϹ] (tooled)
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Λούκιος Αὐρήλιος Οὐῆρος Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Λ(ούκιος) Αὐρήλιος Οὐῆρος
Translation Emperor Caesar Lucius Aurelius Verus
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Lucius Verus wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from centre (tooled)
Reverse inscription [ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡΑ ΠΟΜ ΤΡΥΦΩΝΙΑΝΟΥ?] [Μ]ΥΤΙΛΗΝΑΙΩΝ
Edition ἐπὶ στρατηγοῦ Πομπηίου Τρυφωνιανοῦ Μυτιληναίων ἐπὶ στρα(τηγοῦ) Πομ(πηίου) Τρυφωνιανοῦ Μυτιληναίων
Translation under strategos Pompeius Tryphonianos of the Mytileneans
Reverse design emperors (Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus) standing, facing each other, each wearing military dress, holding sword and spear; between, trophy and bound captive seated, left
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 33 mm
Average weight 20.34 g
Axis 6
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 319, under 'Marcus Aurelius', both sides with signs of tooling