Sale: CNG 67, Lot: 1583. Estimate $400.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 22 September 2004.  Sold For $650. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

LUCIUS VERUS. 161-169 AD. Æ Sestertius (28.69 gm). Struck 164 AD. Laureate and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / REX ARMEN in exeruge, Verus seated left on curule chair set on low platform, placing his right hand on the head of King Sohaemus who is standing left below; three officers on platform with Verus. RIC III 1371 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 92-16/35; BMCRE 1106; Cohen 161. VF, dark brown patina. ($400)

From the Tony Hardy Collection.

In 161 AD Vologases IV of Parthia attacked Armenia and installed his chief general on its throne. To counter the Parthian threat Verus set out for the east in 162 AD. His army won significant victories and retook the capitol. Sohaemus, a Roman citizen of Armenian heritage, was installed as the new client king.