Roman Imperial coin – HCR7901

Obverse

Inscription:

IMP CAES L AVREL VERVS AVG

Design:

Bust of Lucius Verus, bare-headed, cuirassed, right

Reverse

Inscription:

TR P II COS II S C PROFECTIO AVG

Design:

Lucius Verus, in military dress, sitting on horse, prancing right, and holding transverse spear in both hands; before him, soldier, standing right with spear in right hand and shield on left arm; behind him, three soldiers, standing right

Information

Period

Roman Imperial

Dynasty

Nerva-Antonine

Reign

Marcus Aurelius

Person

Lucius Verus (ruler/authority)

Mint

Rome

Denomination

Sestertius

Material

orichalcum

Technique

struck

Dating

AD 161 – 162

Note

HCR7901

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

30.1

Axis

Diameter (mm)

33.9

Acquisition method

purchase ('bought')

Acquisition date

20/8/1992

Source

C. L. Clay

Acquisition credit

Purchased, 1992.

Reference

RIC III : cf. 1322

Note:

var. obv. just cuirassed

Reference

OCRE : http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.3.m_aur.1322

Contributors to this coin record

mmaliczowski, mspencer-brown