Lucius Verus. A.D. 161-169. Æ dupondius. 10.14 gm. 25.5 mm. Rome mint. Struck A.D. 163. His radiate head right; IMP CAES L AVREL VERVS AVG / Fortuna seated left on throne, holding cornucopia and rudder; FORT RED TR POT III around, S C flanking, COS II in exergue. RIC III 1341 (Aurelius). Very Fine; bold portrait; handsome black patina; light cleaning marks in fields.

This collection of early Roman Imperial bronze was formed by an American collector in the Midwest, buying coins in the 1950's from major London coin houses. He affixed collector 'H' numbers written in ink on lacquer on many of the coins. We have correspondence dated in 1950 and 1951 with Leonard Forrer at Spink & Son, Ltd. and William French at Glendining & Co. Ltd. in London, as well as Earle K. Stanton in Los Angeles, Paul S. Seitz in Pennsylvania, and Edward Gans, Numismatic Fine Arts in New York City.