Classical Numismatic Group, LLC
Keystone Auction 6 11 Mar 2022
View prices realized
► Sale information
Find similar lots
Lucius Verus. AD 161-169. Æ Sestertius (31mm, 23.13 g, 11h). Rome mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius, AD 164. Laureate and cuirassed bust right / Verus seated left on curule chair set on low platform, placing his right hand on the head of King Sohaemus who is standing left below; three officers on platform with Verus. IMP II COS II / REX ARMEN DAT in exergue, RIC III 1371 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 92-16/35; BMCRE 1104; Cohen 161. Near VF, brown patina.
From the Ken Bressett Collection. Purchased from Lincoln Higgie and Walt Sheridan in 2003 for $250.
In AD 161 Vologases IV of Parthia attacked Armenia and installed his chief general on its throne. To counter the Parthian threat Verus set out for the east in AD 162. His army won significant victories and retook the capital. Sohaemus, a Roman citizen of Armenian heritage, was installed as the new client king.
From the Ken Bressett Collection. Purchased from Lincoln Higgie and Walt Sheridan in 2003 for $250.
In AD 161 Vologases IV of Parthia attacked Armenia and installed his chief general on its throne. To counter the Parthian threat Verus set out for the east in AD 162. His army won significant victories and retook the capital. Sohaemus, a Roman citizen of Armenian heritage, was installed as the new client king.