Aureus - Lucius Verus CONG AVG IIII TR P VII IMP IIII COS III; Liberalitas

Features

Issuer	Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor	Marcus Aurelius (Marcus Aurelius Antoninus) (161-180)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	166-167
Value	1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
Currency	Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition	Gold
Weight	7.31 g
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 263242
References	RIC III# 568 Harold Mattingly, Edward Allen Sydenham; 2003. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 3. Antoninus Pius – Commodus (AD 138–192) (Reprint). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , OCRE# ric.3.m_aur.568 Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) , Cohen# 52 Description historique des monnaies frappées sous l'Empire Romain. Paris, France (13 volumes). , BMC RE# 446 British Museum (publisher). Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom (6 volumes). , Calicó# 2128 Xavier Calicó; 2003. The Roman avrei. Áureo & Calicó, Barcelona, Spain (2 volumes).

Obverse

Bust of Lucius Verus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: L VERVS AVG ARM PARTH MAX

Unabridged legend: Lucius Verus Augustus, Armeniacus, Parthicus Maximus

Translation: Lucius Verus, emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Armenians, great conqueror of the Parthians

Reverse

Liberalitas, draped, standing front, head left, holding abacus in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand.

Script: Latin

Lettering: CONG AVG IIII TR P VII IMP IIII COS III

Unabridged legend: Congiarium Augustorum Quartum, Tribunicia Potestate Septima, Imperator, Quartum, Consul Tertium

Translation: The fourth congiarium (distribution of money to the civilians) of the emperor (Augustus), holder of tribunician power for the seventh time, supreme commander (Imperator) for the fourth time, consul for the third time

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (166-167)

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