v28_0232 - LUCIUS VERUS Sesterce, (GB, Æ 33)
MONNAIES 28 (2007)
Starting price : 280.00 €
Estimate : 450.00 €
unsold lot
Starting price : 280.00 €
Estimate : 450.00 €
unsold lot
Type : Sesterce, (GB, Æ 33)
Date: 161
Mint name / Town : Roma
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 32,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 23,95 g.
Rarity : R3
Officine: 3e
Emission: 1re
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan granuleux. Beau portrait inhabituel au début du règne. Revers de haut relief. Patine vert foncé
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : IMP CAES L - AVREL VERVS AVG.
Obverse description : Buste lauré et cuirassé de Lucius Vérus à droite vu de trois quarts en arrière (B*4).
Obverse translation : “Imperator Cæsar Lucius Aurelius Verus Augustus”, (L’empereur césar Lucius Aurèle Verus auguste).
Reverse
Reverse legend : CONCORD AVGVSTOR/ S|C// COS II.
Reverse description : Lucius Verus et Marc Aurèle debout face à face, se donnant la main.
Reverse translation : “Concordia Augustorum// Consul iterum”, (La Concorde des augustes// consul pour la deuxième fois).
Commentary
Poids léger. Cuirasse formée d’écailles. Semble complètement inédit et non répertorié. Manque à tous les ouvrages consultés bien que signalé dans le MIR 18.
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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