Ancient Rome (Imperial): bronze sestertius of Lucius Verus (161-166 AD), struck ca. 164 AD
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Ancient Rome (Imperial): bronze sestertius of Lucius Verus (161-166 AD), struck ca. 164 AD
Obverse- L AVREL VERVS AVG ARMENIACVS, laureate head right.
Reverse- TR P IIII IMP II COS II S-C, Victory standing right, placing a shield inscribed VIC/AVG in two lines on palm.
RIC 1396*, 33.79 mm, 23 g. NGC VG (Strike 4/5, Surface 2/5, "lt. scrapes"). Ex-Ancient Imports, May 2007.
Lucius Verus* was one of Rome's "Five Good Emperors". He ruled jointly with Marcus Aurelius from 161 to 169 AD. This bronze sestertius is well worn and the legends are a bit weak in places, but it is impressively large and thick and has a nice clear portrait, even if the emperor does look a bit stern. This is a holdover from my first Roman Imperial collection and was one of the first coins I bought as a novice ancients collector; certainly the first sestertius I ever owned.
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As of the last edit, this coin was part of my "Eclectic Box of 20" collection.
Obverse- L AVREL VERVS AVG ARMENIACVS, laureate head right.
Reverse- TR P IIII IMP II COS II S-C, Victory standing right, placing a shield inscribed VIC/AVG in two lines on palm.
RIC 1396*, 33.79 mm, 23 g. NGC VG (Strike 4/5, Surface 2/5, "lt. scrapes"). Ex-Ancient Imports, May 2007.
Lucius Verus* was one of Rome's "Five Good Emperors". He ruled jointly with Marcus Aurelius from 161 to 169 AD. This bronze sestertius is well worn and the legends are a bit weak in places, but it is impressively large and thick and has a nice clear portrait, even if the emperor does look a bit stern. This is a holdover from my first Roman Imperial collection and was one of the first coins I bought as a novice ancients collector; certainly the first sestertius I ever owned.
Original seller page
NGC cert verification
As of the last edit, this coin was part of my "Eclectic Box of 20" collection.
Collector since 1976. On the CU forums here since 2001.
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