Live auction - brm_569166 - LUCIUS VERUS Aureus
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| Estimate : | 4 500 € |
| Price : | 2 400 € |
| Maximum bid : | 2 600 € |
| End of the sale : | 10 March 2020 15:03:40 |
| bidders : | 2 bidders |
Type : Aureus
Date: 163-164
Mint name / Town : Roma
Metal : gold
Diameter : 20,5 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 7,10 g.
Rarity : R1
Officine: 2e
Coments on the condition:
Bel exemplaire, idéalement centré des deux côtés. Joli buste, agréable. Petite griffure à 9h au revers. Fine usure régulière
Obverse
Obverse legend : L. VERVS AVG - ARMENIACVS.
Obverse description : Buste lauré et cuirassé de Lucius Vérus à droite, vu de trois quarts en arrière (B*4).
Obverse translation : Lucius Verus Augustus Armeniacus” (Lucius Vérus auguste, vainqueur des Arméniens).
Reverse
Reverse legend : TR P IIII - IMP II COS II.
Reverse description : Hercule debout de face portant la léontée et tenant une branche d’olivier dans la main droite et la massue de la main gauche.
Reverse translation : “Tribunicia Potestate quartum Imperator iterum Consul iterum” (Revêtu de la quatrième puissance tribunitienne de la deuxième acclamation impériale, consul pour la deuxième fois).
Historical background
LUCIUS VERUS
(7/03/161-02/169)
Son of Aelius, Lucius Verus, born in 130, was adopted at the same time as Marcus Aurelius by Antoninus at the express request of the dying Hadrian. During the reign of his adoptive father, he remained in the shadows and did not even receive the title of Caesar. After Antoninus' death, his half-brother immediately shared power with him, except for the titles of "Pontifex Maximus" (Grand Pontiff) and "Pater Patriæ" (Father of the Fatherland). Lucius Verus led a brilliant campaign in Armenia between 163 and 165, then against the Parthians. He married Lucille in 164 and died in February 169Lucius Aurelius Verus.
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