Sale: Triton VIII, Lot: 1031. Estimate $1000.  Closing Date: Monday, 10 January 2005.  Sold For $1050. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

LUCIUS VERUS. 161-169 AD. Æ Sestertius (24.95 gm, 6h). Struck 162 AD. IMP CAES L AVREL VERVS AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / CONCORD AVGVSTOR TR P II, COS II in exergue, S C across field, Marcus Aurelius standing right, holding roll in left hand and clasping right hand with Lucius Verus standing left and holding roll in left hand. RIC III 1311 (Marcus Aurelius); MIR 18, 30-16/35; Banti 33; BMCRE 1023 (Marcus Aurelius) note; Cohen 40. Good VF, hard, mottled black-green patina, minor pitting on reverse. ($1000)

From the Michael Weller Collection.