Coin of Corinth under Lucius Verus

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2001.265
People: Lucius Verus, Roman (r. 161-169 CE)
Title: Coin of Corinth under Lucius Verus
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 161-169
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Corinth (Corinthia)
Period: Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture: Roman Provincial
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/146513

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Bronze

Metal

AE

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

11.57 g

Die Axis

6

Inscriptions and Marks

Obverse Inscription: [IMP CAES L AVREL VERVS AVG]
Reverse Inscription: [C L I COR]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: These coins were collected by Basil Dimitriadi from many different sources and dealers over a period of decades. They have long been in Switzerland.
Lanz 105, 26 November 2001, lot. 759

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: RPC IV 5171 (temp no); BCD Korinth 759

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, David M. Robinson Fund
Accession Year: 2001
Object Number: 2001.265
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obverse: Head of Lucius Verus, r.
Reverse: Detail of Peirene Fountain with Statue of Skylla with fishtail and two dog-foreparts kneeling on base; r. arm raised to throw stone and l. arm extended; basin to r.

Verification Level

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2001.265: Coin of Corinth under Lucius Verus