Augusta Traiana, Lucius Verus, 5 unit (CN type 1714)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
163-169 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
Thrace5 unit in bronze struck at Augusta Traiana in Thrace under Lucius Verus dated 163-169 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 1714. Obverse: Bust of bearded Lucius Verus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Emperor (Lucius Verus), in military attire standing right, holding spear and trophy.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Denomination
- 5 unit
- Recorded diameter
- 29–31 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 18.26 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Augusta Traiana
- Region
- Thrace
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Lucius Verus
Design
- Obverse type
- Bust of bearded Lucius Verus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
- Reverse type
- Emperor (Lucius Verus), in military attire standing right, holding spear and trophy.
- Obverse legend
- ΑV ΚΑΙ Λ ΑVΡΗΛΙΟϹ ΟVΗΡΟϹ
- Reverse legend
- ΗΓΕ ΤΟV Λ ΜΑΞΙΜΟV ΑVΓΟVϹΤΗϹ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΗϹ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/1714
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 1714
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Documented
- Issue or mint date
- Documented
- Material
- Documented
- Weight
- Documented
- Mint or printer
- Documented
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Documented
- Licensed photograph
- Documented
Catalogue references
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 66, nr. 86
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 10340
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 83, nr. 922
- external concordanceRPC IV.1, 10340
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution