Serdika, Lucius Verus, 5 unit (CN type 662)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
161-163 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
Thrace5 unit in bronze struck at Serdika in Thrace under Lucius Verus dated 161-163 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 662. Obverse: Bust of bearded Lucius Verus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Asclepius standing facing, holding serpent-staff in right hand.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Denomination
- 5 unit
- Recorded diameter
- 34 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 19.2 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Serdika
- Region
- Thrace
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Lucius Verus
Design
- Obverse type
- Bust of bearded Lucius Verus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
- Reverse type
- Asclepius standing facing, holding serpent-staff in right hand.
- Obverse legend
- ΑV ΚΑΙ Λ ΑVΡΗΛΙΟϹ ΟVΗΡΟϹ
- Reverse legend
- ΗΓΕ ΚΛ ΑΠΠΙΟV ΜΑΡΤΙΑΛΟV ϹΕΡΔΩΝ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/662
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 662
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. 11, nr. 12-13
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 7391
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 24, nr. 12623.8.20.1-2
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 221, nr. 1896
- external concordanceRPC IV.1, 7391
Research required
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