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    View Categories Home > Catalog > |Roman Coins| > |The Adoptive Emperors| > |Lucius Verus| > RS98637
Lucius Verus, 7 March 161 - February 169 A.D.
|Lucius| |Verus|, |Lucius| |Verus,| |7| |March| |161| |-| |February| |169| |A.D.|, In 165, the Parthians sued for peace after the Roman captured Artaxata, Seleucia on the Tigris, and Ctesiphon. The Parthians left Armenia and eastern Mesopotamia, which both became Roman protectorates. Unfortunately the Antonine plague (perhaps smallpox) came from the East with the returning soldiers. It spread throughout the Empire, lasted for roughly twenty years, and killed about 5 million people, probably including Lucius Verus.
RS98637. Silver denarius, RIC III 540, RSC II 273, BMCRE IV 387, Hunter II 22, MIR 18 112, SRCV II 5358, aVF, well centered, flow lines, toned, light marks, slight porosity, edge cracks, Rome mint, weight 3.145g, maximum diameter 18.3mm, die axis 180o, Dec 164 - Dec 165 A.D.; obverse L VERVS AVG ARM PARTH MAX, laureate head right; reverse TR P V IMP III COS II, Parthian captive seated right on ground, wearing pointed cap, tunic, and breeches to ankles, hands bound behind back, quiver, bow, and shield(?) at his feet; SOLD










OBVERSE LEGENDS

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