Lucius Verus. AD 161-169. Æ Medallion (41mm, 49.93 g, 10h). Rome mint. Struck AD 168.Triton XXIII – Session Three – Roman Imperial Coinage Part II through World Coinage Part I Roman Imperial, Bronze Sold For $ 12 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Lucius Verus. AD 161-169. Æ Medallion (41mm, 49.93 g, 10h). Rome mint. Struck AD 168. L • VERVS ΛVG ΛRM PΛRTH MΛX, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / TR P VIII • IMP IIII COS III, Large figure of Jupiter, nude, standing facing, holding thunderbolt in right hand and vertical scepter in left, in the act of protecting Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus to left and right, each bareheaded and togate, standing facing, heads turned toward Jupiter. Gnecchi II, 22 (this coin referenced); MIR 18, 1040-11/38 (the obverse of this coin illustrated on pl. 1); Banti 185 (this coin illustrated and referenced); Cohen 309. Reddish-brown patina, minor roughness. Good VF. Extremely rare. |