Lucius Verus Provincial Semis Of Antiocheia Ad Orontem? Help Appreciated.

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Novicius Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1168 Posts	Posted 03/02/2022 11:45 am Can anyone help with a positive attribution of this Lucius Verus coin? All the coins with SC within the wreath reverse that I've found, have Lucius Verus facing right on the obverse. The reference - McAlee (Lucius Verus) 8, has not helped. Lucius Verus (Augustus), A.D. 161-169, Provincial Semis (Assarion) of Antiocheia ad Orontem (Antioch on-the-Orontes), Syria. Obverse: His laureate bust left. Reverse: S.C within laurel wreath; above, Θ, and control-mark below. Bronze. Diameter: 17mm. Weight: 3.28gr. Reference: McAlee (Lucius Verus) 8. Report this Post to the Staff

Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 03/03/2022 8:31 pm The ANS lists an Antioch bronze of Lucius Verus, with left-facing bust and SC in wreath reverse. Sadly, there is no photo provided. The citation given is Lindgren III, 1163. http://numismatics.org/collection/1998.18.146 Report this Post to the Staff
january1may Pillar of the Community Russian Federation 5172 Posts	Posted 03/03/2022 9:04 pm RPC IV.3 7150 appears to match. Unfortunately there's no pictures there either. Report this Post to the Staff
Novicius Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1168 Posts	Posted 03/04/2022 06:03 am Thank you very much, Bob and january1may. I thought I had done a pretty comprehensive search, but didn't see either of the two pages. Having the Lindgren III number, I looked in the book and it is the same coin without a doubt. Everything matches, and the control mark under the SC, as on the "rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk" page, is indeed the letter Α (Α shaped as Λ). The coin is now attributed with confidence. The images in the book are not very clear, but clear enough, and parts of page 66 and plate 66 are shown below. Thanks again guys. The member knowledge in this forum is awesome. Report this Post to the Staff
livingwater Pillar of the Community United States 2215 Posts	Posted 03/04/2022 07:59 am It's nice to hear someone mention Henry Lindgren. I bought about 50 coins from Henry's lists and plate coins from his books. I called Henry several times looking for a specific coin. Some of Henry's collection was sold by Frank Kovacs, I bought some coins from Frank also. I enjoyed visiting with Henry on the phone. Henry died in 2005. Edited by livingwater 03/04/2022 09:26 am Report this Post to the Staff
Novicius Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1168 Posts	Posted 03/05/2022 12:44 pm Quote: I bought about 50 coins from Henry's lists and plate coins from his books. Just a thought, but these coins would make a very interesting thread. Report this Post to the Staff
Novicius Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1168 Posts	Posted 05/26/2022 09:20 am Update on the Lucius Verus coin. I submitted the images of the coin to the RPC Database and it does appear to be a match for RPC IV.3 7150. Now there are four known. Link to the page: https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coin/426505 Thanks guys. Jim Report this Post to the Staff
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