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Lucius Verus AV Aureus. Rome, AD 163-164. •L•VERVS AVG ARMENIACVS, bare-headed and cuirassed bust to right / TR P IIII IMP II COS II, Armenia seated to left on ground in mournful attitude, leaning one hand on bow and quiver, trophy behind; ARMEN in exergue. RIC III 508; C. -; BMCRE 297 note; Biaggi 947 = Calicó 2107 (same dies). 7.29g, 20mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Very Rare; only four other examples on CoinArchives.
From a private European collection.
Lucius Verus spent much of his reign shoring up the eastern boundaries of the Roman Empire. He was honoured with the title of Armeniacus (as on the obverse legend of this coin) in AD 163 after the capture of the Armenian capital Artaxata.
Very Fine. Very Rare; only four other examples on CoinArchives.
From a private European collection.
Lucius Verus spent much of his reign shoring up the eastern boundaries of the Roman Empire. He was honoured with the title of Armeniacus (as on the obverse legend of this coin) in AD 163 after the capture of the Armenian capital Artaxata.