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Home ▸ Catalog ▸ |Roman Coins| ▸ |The Adoptive Emperors| ▸ |Lucius Verus||View Options:   | | | Lucius Verus was the co-emperor of Marcus Aurelius, and married his daughter Lucilla. Although held in high esteem by Marcus, he had a reputation for loose living and few mourned his death in 169 A.D. |
In 162, Lucius Verus began war with the Parthians after Vologases IV invaded Syria and Armenia. The Romans would be victorious but the returning army would bring back a pandemic known as the Antonine Plague. The plague would significantly depopulate the entire Roman Empire.SL113468. Silver denarius, RIC III p. 253, 482; RSC II 155; BMCRE IV p. 412, 202; Hunter II p. 368, 7; cf. SRCV II 5354 (TR P III), NGC Ch AU, strike 5/5, surface 4/5 (3989805-005), weight 2.88 g, maximum diameter 17 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, Dec 161 - Dec 162 A.D.; obverse IMP L AVREL VERVS AVG, bare head right; reverse PROV DEOR TR P II COS II, Providentia standing facing, head left, globe in right hand, cornucopia in left hand; from a Virginia Collector, ex Eastern Numismatics Inc. (Garden City, NY, 21 Mar 2016, $995); NGC| Lookup; $980.00 (€921.20)
Lucius Verus, 7 March 161 - February 169 A.D., Caesarea, Cappadocia
Mount Erciyes (Argaios to the Greeks, Argaeus to the Romans) is a massive stratovolcano 25 km to the south of Kayseri (ancient Caesarea) in Turkey. The highest mountain in central Anatolia, with its summit reaching 3,916 meters (12,848 ft). It may have erupted as recently as 253 B.C., as may be depicted on Roman era coins. Strabo wrote that the summit was never free from snow and that those few who ascended it reported seeing both the Black Sea to the north and the Mediterranean Sea to the south in days with a clear sky.RP113004. Bronze AE 20, RPC Online IV.3 T6867; cf. Henseler 561 ff.; Ganschow 281d - f; BMC Galatia p. 70, 199; Sydenham Caesarea 360, aF, green patina, tight flan, weight 6.932 g, maximum diameter 20.4 mm, die axis 0o, Cappadocia, Caesarea (Kayseri, Turkey) mint, 163 - 164 A.D.; obverse AYT OYHP - CEBACTOC (or similar), laureate head right; reverse KAICAPEWN T Π APΓAIW, Mt. Argaeus, conical shape on peak, ET Γ (year 3) in exergue; ex Leu Numismatik AG Web Auction 24 (3 Dec 2022), lot 4995 part of; $60.00 (€56.40)
Lucius Verus, 7 March 161 - February 169 A.D., Caesarea, Cappadocia
Mount Erciyes (Argaios to the Greeks, Argaeus to the Romans) is a massive stratovolcano 25 km to the south of Kayseri (ancient Caesarea) in Turkey. The highest mountain in central Anatolia, with its summit reaching 3,916 meters (12,848 ft). It may have erupted as recently as 253 B.C., as may be depicted on Roman era coins. Strabo wrote that the summit was never free from snow and that those few who ascended it reported seeing both the Black Sea to the north and the Mediterranean Sea to the south in days with a clear sky.GB113894. Bronze AE 21, RPC Online IV.3 T6867.19; Henseler 550; Ganschow 281b; Sydenham Caesarea 360 var. (obv. leg.); BMC Galatia p. 70, 198 ff. var. (same), F, excellent portrait, green patina, porous, weight 6.822 g, maximum diameter 21.0 mm, die axis 0o, Cappadocia, Caesarea (Kayseri, Turkey) mint, 163 - 164 A.D.; obverse AYT OYHPOC - CEBACTOC, laureate head right; reverse KAICAPEWN T Π APΓAIW, Mt. Argaeus, conical shape on peak, ETΓ (year 3) in exergue; $60.00 (€56.40)
Lucius Verus, 7 March 161 - February 169 A.D., Samosata, Commagene, Syria
Samosata was an ancient city on the right (west) bank of the Euphrates. Its ruins existed at the modern city of Samsat, Adiyaman Province, Turkey until the site was flooded by the Atatürk Dam. The unusual depiction of two Tyches suggests a link between Samosata and another city. The closest metropolis was Edessa in Mesopotamia, 20 miles to the east.RP114948. Bronze AE 23, RPC Online IV.3 T3590 (5 spec.), F, green patina, earthen deposits, scratches, legends weak, edge crack, weight 4.893 g, maximum diameter 23.0 mm, die axis 0o, Samosata (site now flooded by the Atatürk Dam) mint, 162 - 163 A.D.; obverse AYT K Λ AYPH OYHPOC CEB, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; reverse Φ CAM IEP ACY AYT - MHT KOM (from upper right), turreted Tyche seated on rock, left, poppy and two ears of grain in right hand, resting foot on swimming river-god (Euphrates), ET ϟ (year 90) in left field; very rare; $60.00 (€56.40)
Superb VF, beautiful and rare light turquoise patinaRB04783. Orichalcum sestertius, RIC III 1310, VF, weight 23.9 g, maximum diameter 32.6 mm, die axis 0o, Rome mint, 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
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