Sale: CNG 69, Lot: 1642. Estimate $5000. Closing Date: Wednesday, 8 June 2005. Sold For $5250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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LUCIUS VERUS. 161-169 AD. Æ Medallion (39mm, 48.02 gm, 11h). Struck 164-165 AD. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust left, seen from behind / Victory standing left, holding palm and erecting trophy to right; two captives below, one seated right in an attitude of mourning, the other standing left with his hands tied behind his back. Gnecchi p. 75, 3; MIR 18, 1026-11/47. Good VF, dark green-brown patina, fields smoothed, minor strengthening in hair. Very rare. ($5000)