CNG 94, Lot: 1176. Estimate $5000. Sold for $16000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Lucius Verus. AD 161-169. AV Aureus (19mm, 6.92 g, 1h). Rome mint. Struck AD 161. IMP CΛES L ΛVREL VERVS ΛVG, laureate head right / CONCORDIΛ ΛVGVSTOR TR P, COS II in exergue, Lucius Verus and Marcus Aurelius standing vis-à-vis, clasping hands, each holding a volumen. RIC III 451; MIR 18, 15-12/30; Calicó 2112 (same obv. die); BMCRE –; Biaggi –. Good VF, a short, black mark on reverse. Rare bust type for issue.