(x) NGC AU 5/5, 4/5 | Lucius Verus (161-169), AR Denarius, 3.02g, 6h, Rome, struck, AD 165-166, L VERVS AVG ARM PARTH MAX, laureate head right, rev. PAX AVG TR P VI COS II, Pax standing left, holding olive branch and cornucopiae (BMC 420; RIC 555; RSC 127), stunning rich cabinet tone with iridescent blue peripheries framing ochre-red fields around portrait, a trace of rub to high points otherwise beautifully centred, almost extremely fine, scarce in this condition, in NGC Ancients Holder, graded AU (Strike 5/5, Surfaces 4/5) (Cert. #5878600-006).
Provenance
Peter Stagnetto, SNeC, 7 October 2020, lot 1962
Spink Numismatic Circular, June 2002, RM0877 - £180
Estimate: £200 - £300