Serdika, Lucius Verus, 5 unit (CN type 843)
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 843. Obverse: Bust of bearded Lucius Verus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Bearded river-god (Oiskos) reclining left, holding cornucopia and resting on water-urn.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Denomination
- 5 unit
- Recorded diameter
- 30 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 18.57 g (mean of 1 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
- Bearded river-god (Oiskos) reclining left, holding cornucopia and resting on water-urn.
- Obverse legend
- ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ Λ ΑΥΡΗΛΙΟϹ ΟΥΗΡΟϹ
- Reverse legend
- ΗΓΕ ΚΛ ΑΠΠΙΟV ΜΑΡΤΙΑΛΟV ϹΕΡΔΩΝ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/843
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 843
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
- Research required
- Licensed photograph
- Documented
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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