v24_0409 - LUCIUS VERUS Sesterce, (GB, Æ 33)
MONNAIES 24 (2005)
Starting price : 175.00 €
Estimate : 250.00 €
Realised price : 175.00 €
Starting price : 175.00 €
Estimate : 250.00 €
Realised price : 175.00 €
Type : Sesterce, (GB, Æ 33)
Date: 164
Mint name / Town : Roma
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 32,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 25,93 g.
Rarity : R1
Officine: 2e
Emission: 7e
Coments on the condition:
Beau portrait. métal légèrement piqué au revers. Patine marron foncé. Frappe molle au revers
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : L. AVREL 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 Aurelius Verus Augustus Armeniacus”, (Lucius Aurèle Verus auguste arméniaque).
Reverse
Reverse legend : TR-P IIII - IMP II COS II/ S|C.
Reverse description : Mars ou Virtus (la Virilité) marchant à droite, nu, le manteau flottant sur l’épaule, casqué, tenant un trophée de la main gauche et une haste transversale de la main droite.
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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