v08_0253 - LUCIUS VERUS Dupondius, (MB, Æ 24)
MONNAIES 8 (2000)
Starting price : 228.67 €
Estimate : 381.12 €
unsold lot
Starting price : 228.67 €
Estimate : 381.12 €
unsold lot
Type : Dupondius, (MB, Æ 24)
Date: 07-12/164
Mint name / Town : Roma
Metal : bronze or copper
Diameter : 24 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 12,02 g.
Rarity : R1
Officine: 2e
Emission: 8e
Coments on the condition:
Très beau portrait avec une magnifique patine vert foncé. Flan un peu court
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : L VERVS AVG - ARMENIACVS.
Obverse description : Tête radiée de Lucius-Vérus à droite (O).
Obverse translation : (Lucius-Vérus auguste vainqueur des Arméniens).
Reverse
Reverse legend : TR P IIII - IMP II COS II/S|C.
Reverse description : Mars casqué, vêtu militairement debout à droite, tenant une haste de la main droite et appuyé de la main gauche sur son bouclier.
Reverse translation : (Revêtu de la quatrième puissance tribunitienne et de la deuxième salutation impériale, consul pour la deuxième fois).
Commentary
Poids léger.
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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