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Coin ID #8973

Pessinos (AD 161-169) AE 32 - Lucius Verus

Lucius Verus, 161-169 AD. AE32 (19.18g). ΑVΤ ΚΑΙ Λ ΟVΚΙC(sic) ΟVΗΡΟ CΕΒ; bare-headed bust right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum / ΣΕΒ ΤΟ[ΛΙCΤΟΒΟ] ΠΕCCΙΝΟVΝΤΙΩΝ; Serapis seated left, extending arm over Cerberus, holding long scepter.

Pessinus was the capital of the Tolistobogii, one of the Celtic tribes that had migrated into Asia Minor. Their name occurs on some of the coins of this city.

File information
Filename:8204.jpg
City/Mint name:Pessinos
Keywords:bronze / roman
References:Devreker 181, no. 82
Valuation:Est. $225
Photo courtesy of:Gert Boersema - www.vcoins.com/ancient/gertboersema
Filesize:102 KiB
Date added:Jun 18, 2012
Dimensions:877 x 424 pixels
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