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Drachm of Alexandria under Lucius Verus with the Nile and the Nilometer

Drachm of Alexandria under Lucius Verus with the Nile and the Nilometer

r. 161-169 CE

Lucius Verus

Roman Provincial

Obv: bust of Lucius Verus with paludamentum and cuirass to r. Rev: bearded Nile, recumbent to l., crowned with lotus, wearing himation around lower body, holding reed in r. hand and cornucopiae in l.; in front nilometer, in exergue water plant and crocodile to r. Dated year 3 of Marcus Aurelius (L gamma).

bronze

Roman Republican period

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