Davissons Ltd.
E-Auction 15 25 May 2016
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Lucius Verus. Co-emperor with Marcus Aurelius. A.D. 161-169. AR denarius. 3.35 gm. 19 mm. Rome mint. Struck December 166-December 167. His laureate head right; L VERVS AVG ARM PARTH MAX / Aequitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopia; TR P VII IMP IIII COS III. RIC III 576 (Marcus Aurelius). RSC 297. Good Very Fine; sharply struck, bold high relief portrait; well centered; lightly toned. David Sear calls him "a weak man addicted to pleasure" and speculates that "his death in 169 was a relief to his senior partner."