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Augusta Traiana, Lucius Verus, unit (CN type 1720)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

161-169 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Thrace

unit in bronze struck at Augusta Traiana in Thrace under Lucius Verus dated 161-169 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 1720. Obverse: Bare head of Lucius Verus, right. Reverse: Dionysus standing left, holding cantharus? and thyrsus; resting left arm on column; at his feet, left, panther.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Denomination
unit
Recorded diameter
18.1–19.7 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
3.92 g (mean of 2 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
Dionysus standing left, holding cantharus? and thyrsus; resting left arm on column; at his feet, left, panther.
Obverse legend
ΑV ΚΑΙ Λ ΑVΡΗΛΙΟϹ ΟVΗΡΟϹ
Reverse legend
ΑVΓΟVϹΤΗϹ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΗϹ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/1720
Type corpus identifier
CN type 1720

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