Aureus - Lucius Verus TR P IIII IMP II COS II, Hercules

€263,193.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year163-164
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionGold
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
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Reference(s) RIC III#519, OCRE#ric.3.m_aur.519
Obverse descriptionBust of Lucius Verus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringL VERVS AVG ARMENIACVS
(Translation: Lucius Verus Augustus, Armeniacus. Lucius Verus, emperor (Augustus), conqueror of Armenia.)
Reverse descriptionHercules, standng front, head right, wearing lion-skin on head and draped over left arm, holding laurel-branch in right hand and club in left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringTR P IIII IMP II COS II
(Translation: Tribunicia Potestate Quarta, Imperator Secundum, Consul Secundum. Holder of tribunician power for the fourth time, supreme commander (Imperator) for the second time, consul for the second time.)
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MintageND (163-164)  - -
Catalog ID2694276320
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