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January 2013 NYINC Sale - Ebert Part II & Sess. C 12 January 2013
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ROMAN EMPIRE
LUCIUS VERUS, A.D. 161-169. Sestertius (25.50 gms), Rome Mint, A.D. 163-164.
RIC-(Aurelius) 1371. Armenia stood as the proverbial bone of contention between the empires of Rome and their neighbors to the east, the Parthians. In A.D. 161 the Parthians under Vologases IV attacked Armenia and installed a puppet ruler. The Romans, under the leadership of Lucius Verus, counterattacked. Having soundly defeated the Parthians in a number of engagements, the Romans then installed their own puppet ruler - Sohaemus, a Roman citizen of Armenian heritage - on the throne.
Laureate and cuirassed bust of Lucius Verus, right; Reverse:
Lucius Verus seated left on platform; behind him, two soldiers standing left; before him, officer standing right, holding rod; below platform to left, Sohaemus standing left, raising hand to forehead.
Bold portrait and full legends. Light smoothing and tooling, small natural planchet split. Chocolate brown patina with darker highlights.BOLD VERY FINE.
Estimate: $300
LUCIUS VERUS, A.D. 161-169. Sestertius (25.50 gms), Rome Mint, A.D. 163-164.
RIC-(Aurelius) 1371. Armenia stood as the proverbial bone of contention between the empires of Rome and their neighbors to the east, the Parthians. In A.D. 161 the Parthians under Vologases IV attacked Armenia and installed a puppet ruler. The Romans, under the leadership of Lucius Verus, counterattacked. Having soundly defeated the Parthians in a number of engagements, the Romans then installed their own puppet ruler - Sohaemus, a Roman citizen of Armenian heritage - on the throne.
Laureate and cuirassed bust of Lucius Verus, right; Reverse:
Lucius Verus seated left on platform; behind him, two soldiers standing left; before him, officer standing right, holding rod; below platform to left, Sohaemus standing left, raising hand to forehead.
Bold portrait and full legends. Light smoothing and tooling, small natural planchet split. Chocolate brown patina with darker highlights.BOLD VERY FINE.
Estimate: $300