RPC IV, 5775


Image of specimen #1

Coin type
URI	https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/5775 json ttl rdf xml epidoc
Volume	IV.3
Number	5775 (temporary)
Province	Syria
Region	Syria
City	Cyrrhus
Reign	Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.)	Lucius Verus (Augustus)
Issue	Marcus and Verus, co-emperors
Dating	161–169
Obverse inscription	[ΑΥΤ] Κ Λ ΑΥΡΗ[Λ] ΟΥΗΡΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Edition	Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Λούκιος Αὐρήλιος Οὐῆρος Σεβαστός Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Λ(ούκιος) Αὐρήλ(ιος) Οὐῆρος Σεβ(αστός)
Translation	Emperor Caesar Lucius Aurelius Verus Augustus
Obverse design	laureate head of Lucius Verus, right
Reverse inscription	ΚΥΡΡΗϹΤωΝ Α
Edition	Κυρρηστῶν αʹ Κυρρηστῶν αʹ
Translation	of the Cyrrhestians, 1
Reverse design	in laurel wreath
Metal	copper-based alloy
Average diameter	24 mm
Average weight	9.18 g
Axis	5, 6, 12
Reference	BMC 24
Specimens	5 (5 in the core collections)

#	Specimen	Museum	Bibliography	Diameter	Weight	Axis	More
1	1 ✸	L: 1844,0425.353	BMC 24	23.5	7.69	5	Show
2	2	V: GR 20973, under 'Marcus Aurelius', obverse legend obscure, authenticity doubtful: cast?		25	9.50	6	Show
3	3	V: GR 20974, authenticity doubtful: cast?		24	9.92	6	Show
4	4	O		24	9.56	12	Show
5	5	O: worn		24	9.24	12	Show