brm_819813 - LUCIUS VERUS Sesterce
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Type : Sesterce
Date: 165
Mint name / Town : Roma
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 30 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 21,28 g.
Rarity : R1
Officine: 2e
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée à l’usure régulière. Joli buste. Patine marron
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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 POT V - IMP II COS II/ S|C.
Reverse description : Mars ou Rome debout à gauche tenant une victoriola et un trophée.
Reverse translation : “Tribunicia Potestate quintum Imperator iterum Consul iterum”, (Revêtu de la cinquième 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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