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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Roman Coins| > |The Adoptive Emperors| > |Lucius Verus| > RB04783
Lucius Verus, 7 March 161 - February 169 A.D.
|Lucius| |Verus|, |Lucius| |Verus,| |7| |March| |161| |-| |February| |169| |A.D.|, Superb VF, beautiful and rare light turquoise patina
RB04783. Orichalcum sestertius, RIC III 1310, VF, Rome mint, weight 23.9g, maximum diameter 32.6mm, die axis 0o, 161 - 169 A.D.; obverse IMP CAES L AVREL VERVS AVG, bare-headed, cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; reverse CONCORD AVGVSTOR TR P II, COS II in ex, S-C across fields, Lucius Verus and Marcus Aurelius clasping hands; SOLD










OBVERSE LEGENDS

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LVERVSAVGARMPARTHMAX
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