Lucius Verus. AD 161-169. AV Aureus (18mm, 6.87 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 164.CNG Feature Auction 120 Roman Imperial, Gold Sold For $ 8 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Lucius Verus. AD 161-169. AV Aureus (18mm, 6.87 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 164. • L • VERVS ΛVG ΛRMENIΛCVS, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / TR P IIII IMP II COS II, REX ΛRMEN/ DΛT in two lines in exergue, Lucius Verus, in military dress, seated left on curule chair set on raised daïs; to left, a soldier, holding spear in right hand over right shoulder, looking right; on right, an officer standing left; in front of daïs to left, the Roman-appointed Armenian king, Sohaemus, standing left, raising hand to head. RIC III 511; MIR 18, 92-12/37; Calicó 2151 (same obv. die as illustration); BMCRE p. 426, note 300 (Aurelius and Verus); Biaggi 955 var. (bust type); Mazzini 157 v.; Gadoury 2019, lot 436 (same dies). Good VF. Rare. |