brm_183621 - LUCIUS VERUS As
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Item sold on our e-shop (2013)
Price : 105.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2013)
Price : 105.00 €
Type : As
Date: 163-169
Mint name / Town : Roma
Metal : copper
Diameter : 24 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 14,08 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Beau portrait inhabituel. Revers particulièrement stylisé. Jolie patine vert foncé
Obverse
Obverse legend : L VERVS AVG - ARMENIACVS.
Obverse description : Tête laurée de Lucius Vérus à droite (O*).
Obverse translation : “Lucius Verus Augustus Armeniacus”, (Lucius Vérus auguste Arménique).
Reverse
Reverse legend : CO-S [---]// SC.
Reverse description : Jupiter nu jusqu’à la ceinture, assis à gauche, tenant un sceptre long de la main gauche et un foudre de la main droite.
Commentary
Poids très lourd ! Il est difficile d’assurer qu’il s’agit bien d’une imitation pour Lucius Verus, cependant, nous nous basons sur la légende de droit. Le titre “Armeniacus” permet de dater ce bronze (as, dupondius ???) après 163. Très interéssante et rare imitation !.
Historical background
LUCIUS VERUS
(7/03/161-02/169)
Son of Aelius, Lucius Verus, born in 130, was adopted at the same time as Marcus Aurelius by Antoninus at the express request of the dying Hadrian. During the reign of his adoptive father, he remained in the shadows and did not even receive the title of Caesar. After Antoninus' death, his half-brother immediately shared power with him, except for the titles of "Pontifex Maximus" (Grand Pontiff) and "Pater Patriæ" (Father of the Fatherland). Lucius Verus led a brilliant campaign in Armenia between 163 and 165, then against the Parthians. He married Lucille in 164 and died in February 169Lucius Aurelius Verus.
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