E-auction 255-178240 - brm_474268 - LUCIUS VERUS Sesterce

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Estimate :	125 €
Price :	58 €
Maximum bid :	60 €
End of the sale :	05 March 2018 14:44:00
bidders :	5 bidders

Type : Sesterce

Date: mars - décembre

Date: 169

Mint name / Town : Roma

Metal : copper

Diameter : 30,5 mm

Orientation dies : 10 h.

Weight : 22,31 g.

Rarity : R2

Coments on the condition:

Usure importante mais monnaie identifiable. Beau portrait de Lucius Verus au droit. Patine marron. Revers présentant de légères traces de concrétion

Catalogue references :

C.59 (15f.) - RIC.1511 - BMC/RE.1366 var. - SIR.33 - RCV.5208 var. (1200$)

Obverse

Obverse legend : [DI]VVS - VE[RVS].

Obverse description : Tête nue de Lucius Vérus à droite (O°).

Obverse translation : “Divus Verus”, (Divin Vérus).

Reverse

Reverse legend : [CONSE]CRATIO/ S|C.

Reverse description : Bûcher à quatre étages surmonté d’un quadrige.

Reverse translation : “Consecratio”, (Consécration).

Commentary

Poids léger. C’est la deuxième fois que nous présentons ce type à la vente qui semble beaucoup plus rare que le revers avec l’aigle.
Lightweight. This is the second time we have offered this type for sale and it seems much rarer than the reverse with the eagle.