Sestertius - Lucius Verus VICT AVG TR P III IMP II COS II S C, Victory and Armenia

€264,074.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year163
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
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Reference(s) RIC III#1361, OCRE#ric.3.m_aur.1361
Obverse descriptionBust of Lucius Verus, bare-headed, cuirassed, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringL AVREL VERVS AVG ARMENIACVS
(Translation: Lucius Aurelius Verus, Augustus, Armeniacus. Lucius Aurelius Verus, emperor (Augustus), conqueror of Armenia.)
Reverse descriptionVictory, winged, draped, standing right, holding transverse trophy in both hands; at right, Armenia, draped, seated in mourning position on ground.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringVICT AVG TR P III IMP II COS II S C
(Translation: Victoria Augusti. Tribunicia Potestate Tertia, Imperator Secundum, Consul Secundum. Senatus Consultum. Victory of the emperor (Augustus). Holder of tribunician power for the third time, supreme commander (Imperator) for the second time, consul for the second time. Decree of the senate.)
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MintageND (163)  - -
Catalog ID8144867540
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