Aureus - Lucius Verus TR P VIII IMP V COS III FORT RED; Fortuna

Features

Issuer	Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor	Marcus Aurelius (Marcus Aurelius Antoninus) (161-180)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Year	168
Value	1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
Currency	Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition	Gold
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 263258
References	RIC III# 584 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.584 Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

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Obverse

Bust of Lucius Verus, laureate, cuirassed, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: L VERVS AVG ARM PARTH MAX

Translation:
Lucius Verus Augustus, Armeniacus, Parthicus Maximus.
Lucius Verus, emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Armenians, great conqueror of the Parthians.

Reverse

Fortuna, draped, seated left on low seat, holding rudder set on ground in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand.

Script: Latin

Lettering: TR P VIII IMP V COS III FORT RED

Translation:
Tribunicia Potestate Octava, Imperator Quintum, Consul Tertium. Fortuna Redux.
Holder of tribunician power for the eighth time, supreme commander (Imperator) for the fifth time, consul for the third time. Fortune that brings back (the emperor in safety).

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)

Comments

Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
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ND (168)

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