Augusta Traiana, Lucius Verus, unit (CN type 1717)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
161-169 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
Thraceunit in bronze struck at Augusta Traiana in Thrace under Lucius Verus dated 161-169 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 1717. Obverse: Bare head of Lucius Verus, right. Reverse: Asclepius standing facing, holding serpent-staff in right hand.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Denomination
- unit
- Recorded diameter
- 18 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 3.6 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Augusta Traiana
- Region
- Thrace
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Lucius Verus
Design
- Obverse type
- Bare head of Lucius Verus, right.
- Reverse type
- Asclepius standing facing, holding serpent-staff in right hand.
- Obverse legend
- ΑV ΚΑΙ (Λ) ΑVΡΗΛ(Ι, ΙΟϹ) ΟVΗΡΟϹ
- Reverse legend
- ΑVΓΟVϹΤΗϹ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΗϹ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/1717
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 1717
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. 67, nr. 90-91, 95
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 9381
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 81-82, nr. 899-901
- external concordanceRPC IV.1, 9381
- external concordanceRPC IV.1, 9392
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution