Denarius - Lucius Verus CONCORD AVG TR P COS II; Concordia and Spes

Features

Issuer	Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor	Marcus Aurelius (Marcus Aurelius Antoninus) (161-180)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Year	161
Value	1 Denarius
Currency	Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition	Silver
Weight	2.8 g
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 555602
References	RIC III# 447 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.447 Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

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Obverse

Head of Lucius Verus, bare, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: IMP CAES L AVREL VERVS AVG

Unabridged legend: Imperator, Caesar, Lucius Aurelius Verus, Augustus.

Translation: Supreme commander, Caesar, Lucius Aurelius Verus, emperor.

Reverse

Concordia, draped, seated left on low seat, holding patera in right hand and resting left elbow on statuette of Spes; cornucopiae under seat.

Script: Latin

Lettering: CONCORD AVG TR P COS II

Unabridged legend: Concordia Augustorum, Tribunicia Potestate, Consul Secundum.

Translation: Harmony of the emperor, holder of tribunician power, consul for the second time.

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)

Comments

The obverse legend is IMP CAES L AVREL VERVS AVG in RIC and Cohen but the legend IMP L AVREL VERVS AVG might be more common (see RIC 447 var.).

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
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