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Sestertius with bust of Lucius Verus
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 166
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 30 mm. Weight: 21.28 gm. Die Axis: 11
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III
Accession Number1998.560
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate bust of Lucius Verus to right.
LVERVSAVG ARMPARTHMAX
Reverse: Victory standing, branch in right hand. At her left, shield
inscribed: VIC/PAR In field: S C
TR POTVI IMPIIIICOSII
LVERVSAVG ARMPARTHMAX
Reverse: Victory standing, branch in right hand. At her left, shield
inscribed: VIC/PAR In field: S C
TR POTVI IMPIIIICOSII
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with A. H. Baldwin & Sons Ltd., 3 Robert Street, Adelphi, London; October 1953: purchased by Cornelius C. Vermeule III from A. H. Baldwin & Sons, Ltd.; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III to MFA, December 16, 1998