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Aureus - Lucius Verus TR P VIII IMP V COS III; Victory

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Issuer RomeRoman 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
Weight 7.2 g
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
263262
References RIC III# 588
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.588
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

Obverse

Bust of Lucius Verus, laureate, drapery on left shoulder, 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

Victory, winged, draped, advancing left, holding wreath in extended right hand and palm, sloped over left shoulder, in left hand.

Script: Latin

Lettering: TR P VIII IMP V COS III

Translation:
Tribunicia Potestate Octava, Imperator Quintum, Consul Tertium.
Holder of tribunician power for the eighth time, supreme commander (Imperator) for the fifth time, consul for the third time.

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)

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