Lucius Verus 161-169 AD - AE Diassarion - RPC-IV-5820temp
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Lucius Verus 161-169 AD
AE Diassarion, 162/3 AD Mopsouestia-Mopsos, Cilicia
Obv. AYT KAI Λ AYPHΛI OYHPOC CЄB
Bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust of Lucius Verus to right, seen from behind.
Rev. AΔPIANΩN MOΨЄATΩN / ЄT / ΛC
Nike standing right on globe, holding wreath in her right hand and palm over her left shoulder.
RPC-IV-5820temp
26 mm, 7.91 g, 7 h
Image shown: Leu Numismatik Web Auction 8 Lot 749 (28 June 2019) Realized CHF 170
AE Diassarion, 162/3 AD Mopsouestia-Mopsos, Cilicia
Obv. AYT KAI Λ AYPHΛI OYHPOC CЄB
Bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust of Lucius Verus to right, seen from behind.
Rev. AΔPIANΩN MOΨЄATΩN / ЄT / ΛC
Nike standing right on globe, holding wreath in her right hand and palm over her left shoulder.
RPC-IV-5820temp
26 mm, 7.91 g, 7 h
Image shown: Leu Numismatik Web Auction 8 Lot 749 (28 June 2019) Realized CHF 170
Notes
Leu Numismatik Web Auction 8 Lot 749
This victory issue commemorates Verus' early successes against the Parthians, when a Roman army invaded Armenia and captured Artaxata.
This victory issue commemorates Verus' early successes against the Parthians, when a Roman army invaded Armenia and captured Artaxata.
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“Lucius Verus 161-169 AD - AE Diassarion - RPC-IV-5820temp,” Armenian Numismatic Research Organization, accessed May 5, 2024, http://armnumres.org/items/show/1110.