Live auction - brm_943611 - LUCIUS VERUS Denier
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| Estimate : | 450 € |
| Price : | 395 € |
| Maximum bid : | 400 € |
| End of the sale : | 24 September 2024 15:02:53 |
| bidders : | 4 bidders |
Type : Denier
Date: 165
Mint name / Town : Roma
Metal : silver
Millesimal fineness : 800 ‰
Diameter : 18 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 3,12 g.
Rarity : R1
Officine: 4e
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie idéalement centrée des deux côtés. Portrait de toute beauté, bien venu à la frappe et finement détaillé. Frappe plus faible au revers. Patine grise avec des reflets dorés
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : L VERVS AVG ARM - PARTH MAX.
Obverse description : Tête laurée de Lucius Vérus à droite (O*).
Obverse translation : "Lucius Verus Augustus Armeniacus Parthicus Maximus", (Lucius Vérus auguste arméniaque grand parthique).
Reverse
Reverse legend : TR POT V. IMP III COS II.
Reverse description : Captif parthe assis à gauche, les mains liées dans le dos ; devant elle, des armes.
Reverse translation : "Tribunicia Potestate quintum Imperator tertium Consul iterum", (Revêtu de la cinquième puissance tribunitienne et de la troisième salutation impériale consul pour la deuxième fois).
Commentary
Revers inhabituel.
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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