brm_323185 - LUCIUS VERUS Sesterce
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Price : 100.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2022)
Price : 100.00 €
Type : Sesterce
Date: 165-166
Mint name / Town : Roma
Metal : copper
Diameter : 33,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 19,91 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Flan large. Portrait et revers à l’usure régulière. Patine vert foncé
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 vainqueur des Arméniens grand parthique).
Reverse
Reverse legend : TR POT VI - IMP III COS II/ S|C.
Reverse description : Un captif parthe assis à droite au pied d’un trophée, le tenant de ses deux mains.
Reverse translation : “Tribunicia Potestate sextum Imperator tertium Consul iterum”, (Revêtu de la sixième Puissance Tribunitienne et de la troisième acclamation 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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