JUDAEA, Caesarea Maritima. Lucius Verus. 161-169 CE. Æ (33mm, 25.89 g, 1h). IMP CAES L AVREL VERVS AVG PAR, bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / COL PRIMA FLAVIA AVGVSTA CAESAREA, eagle standing left with spread wings, head right, supporting wreath; S P Q R within. Kadman Caesarea 56; Rosenberger –; RPC IV.3 Online 10177. Black patina with earthen deposits. VF. Great portrait. Extremely rare, only one specimen known to RPC.
From the Kenneth S. Abramowitz Collection.