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Aureus with bust of Aelius Verus
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 137
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 20 mm. Weight: 7.10 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Gift of Michael C. Ruettgers
Accession Number2009.5039
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: head of Aelius Verus, to the right;
L .AELIVS CAESAR
Reverse: Concordia seated on throne, to the left, holding patera in right hand and resting left elbow on cornucopia;
TRIBPOT COSII in exergue: CONCORD
L .AELIVS CAESAR
Reverse: Concordia seated on throne, to the left, holding patera in right hand and resting left elbow on cornucopia;
TRIBPOT COSII in exergue: CONCORD
ProvenanceBy 2001, with Leu Numismatik, AG, Zürich; 2001, sold by Leu to Michael C. Ruettgers, Carlisle, MA; 2009, gift of Michael C. Ruettgers to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 16, 2009)