Two Impressive Verus Sestertii

Sale: CNG 76, Lot: 1503. Estimate $5000.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 12 September 2007.  Sold For $3000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Lucius Verus. AD 161-169. Æ Sestertius (27.43 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 163. Bare-headed bust right, slight drapery / Quinquereme with five oarsmen left, hortator and two signa at stern. RIC III 1326 (Aurelius) var. (no drapery); MIR 18, 50-16/12; Banti 52 var. (same). Good VF, dark green patina. Impressive.