brm_1136387 - LUCIUS VERUS Dupondius
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Type : Dupondius
Date: 161-162
Mint name / Town : Roma
Metal : copper
Diameter : 27,5 mm
Orientation dies : 10 h.
Weight : 15,51 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Flan large, centré. Joli buste de Lucius Vérus. Revers agréable. Usure régulière. Patine marron
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Obverse
Obverse legend : IMP CAES L AVREL - VERVS AVG.
Obverse description : Buste radié et drapé de Lucius Verus à droite, vu de trois quarts en arrière.
Obverse translation : “Imperator Caesar Lucius Aurelius Verus Augustus”, (Empereur César Lucius Aurèle Verus Auguste).
Reverse
Reverse legend : CONCOR-D AVGVSTOR TR P II / S|C// COS II.
Reverse description : Lucius Verus et Marc Aurèle debout face à face, se donnant la main.
Reverse translation : “Concordia Augustorum Tribunitia Potestas Iterum// Consul secundus”, (La Concorde des Augustes détenteur de la deuxième Puissance Tribunitienne// Consul pour la deuxième fois).
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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