Live auction - brm_841241 - LUCIUS VERUS As
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| Estimate : | 80 € |
| Price : | no bid |
| Maximum bid : | no bid |
| End of the sale : | 18 November 2025 14:42:23 |
Type : As
Date: 164
Mint name / Town : Roma
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 25 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 11,36 g.
Rarity : R1
Officine: 1re
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire centré. Joli portrait. Usure plus marquée au revers. Patine foncée
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : L. AVREL VERVS AVG - ARMENIACVS.
Obverse description : Tête nue de Lucius Vérus à droite (O°).
Obverse translation : “Lucius Aurelius Verus Augustus Armeniacus”, (Lucius Aurèle Verus auguste arméniaque).
Reverse
Reverse legend : TR-P IIII - IMP II COS II// SC.
Reverse description : Lucius Vérus galopant à droite, vêtu militairement, brandissant une haste de la main droite, terrassant un guerrier arménien.
Reverse translation : “Tribunicia Potestate quartum Imperator iterum Consul iterum”, (Revêtu de la quatrième puissance tribunitienne de la deuxième acclamation impériale consul pour la deuxième fois).
Commentary
Seul le poids permet de distinguer dupondius ou as. Normalement, l’as est lauré et le dupondius est radié. Le problème se pose donc pour les pièces avec un buste nu. Néanmoins les auteurs préfèrent y voir un as.
Only the weight makes it possible to distinguish dupondius or as. Normally, the ace is laured and the dupondius is struck. The problem therefore arises for pieces with a bare bust. However, the authors prefer to see it as an ace
Only the weight makes it possible to distinguish dupondius or as. Normally, the ace is laured and the dupondius is struck. The problem therefore arises for pieces with a bare bust. However, the authors prefer to see it as an ace
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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