Triton XXII, Lot: 1115. Estimate $10000. Sold for $7000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Lucius Verus. AD 161-169. AV Aureus (18.5mm, 6.78 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 164. · L · VERVS ΛVG ΛRMENIΛCVS, bare head right / TR P IIII · IMP II COS II, Victory standing right, holding round shield inscribed VIC/ΛVG in two lines set on palm tree. RIC III 522 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 94-12/10 (same obv. die); Calicó 2174 (same dies as illustration); BMCRE 294 (same dies); Biaggi 961 (same dies). Superb EF, lustrous.
From the Fendi Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 100 (7 October 2015), lot 1905.