ANCIENT COINS USED IN INDIA & INDIAN IMITATIONS. Lucius Verus. AD 161-169. AV Aureus (19mm, 8.30 g, 4h). Possible Indian imitation. L V(retrograde E)RVS ΛVC ΛRMEИIΛCVS, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / TI P IIII IMI II COS II, Victory standing right, holding decorated shield inscribed VIC/AVC set on palm tree. Cf. RIC III 524 (Marcus); cf. MIR 18, 94/12-35; cf. Calicó 2176 (all refs for type); Turner –. Good VF, evidence of having been placed in a bezel. An imitation of unusually fine style.
From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams.