brm_934340 - LUCIUS VERUS Denier
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Type : Denier
Date: 163
Mint name / Town : Roma
Metal : silver
Millesimal fineness : 800 ‰
Diameter : 18 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 3,23 g.
Rarity : R1
Officine: 3e
Coments on the condition:
Bel exemplaire sur un flan idéalement centré des deux côtés. Superbe portrait de Lucius Vérus. Patine grise avec des reflets bleutés
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : IMP L VERVS AVG.
Obverse description : Tête nue de Lucius Vérus à droite (O°).
Obverse translation : “Imperator Lucius Verus Augustus”, (L'empereur Lucius Vérus auguste).
Reverse
Reverse legend : PROV - DEOR TR P III COS II.
Reverse description : Providentia (la Providence) debout à gauche, tenant un globe de la main droite et une corne d'abondance de la gauche.
Reverse translation : “Providentia Deorum Tribunicia Potestate tertium Consul iterum” (La Providence des dieux, revêtu de la troisième puissance tribunitienne, consul pour la deuxième fois).
Commentary
Ce type est frappé avant les premières victoires dans le cadre de la guerre parthique.
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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