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CNG Feature Auction 121

Lot nuber 863

Lucius Verus. AD 161-169. AV Aureus (18mm, 6.67 g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck AD 165. Good VF.


CNG Feature Auction 121
Lot: 863.
 Estimated: $ 5 000

Roman Imperial, Gold

Sold For $ 4 750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Lucius Verus. AD 161-169. AV Aureus (18mm, 6.67 g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck AD 165. L VERVS ΛVG ΛRMENIΛCVS, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / TR P V IMP II COS II, Roma, helmeted, in military dress, advancing left, right foot drawn behind left, holding up Victory on right hand and trophy, sloped at left shoulder, in left. RIC III 535; MIR 18, 103-12/37; Calicó 2181 (this coin illustrated); BMCRE 379; Adda 347 (same rev. die); Biaggi 963 (this coin); Mazzini 268 (same dies). Some scratches, bump in obverse field, light filing on edge. Good VF.

From the Conti Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 54 (24 March 2010), lot 1179; Leo Biaggi de Blasys (1906-1979) Collection (Numismatica Ars Classica 49, 21 October 2008), lot 289, purchased in 1952 for CHF 400.


The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 121 lots will be determined during the live online sale that will be held on 6-8 October 2022. This lot is in Session Three, which will begin 7 October 2022 at 9 AM ET.

Winning bids are subject to a 22.5% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 25% for all others.

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