=AndA= LUCIUS VERUS Awesome Nose - CHOICE EF!


        Lucius Verus, 161-169 AD.

              Roman Imperial

          Silver Denarius, Rome Mint, Circa March-December 161 AD.

Obverse: IMP L AVREL VERVS AVG; Bare head of Lucius Verus right.

Reverse: PROV DEOR TR P COS II around, Providentia standing left, holding
globe and cornucopiae.

Condition: Choice EF, Coin at auction is better than picture. This coin has
perfect centering, full legends, charismatic portrait, excellent metal,
great strike, medium high relief, incredible detail. It is light to medium
light silver. Great portrait of Lucius Verus and superb detail on
Providentia. The globe is divided into quadrants by raised lines and three
contain a raised dot. Fantastic treatment of Lucius' nose. Just a bit of
wear on the high points keeps this coin from being a superb EF. This coin
is an choice example of this issue with a choice bust of Lucius Verus.
Size: 3.30 grams; die axis = 6.0; 2.7 mm thick; flan 18.5 mm diameter.

References: RIC III 463 (Marcus Aurelius); Cohen 144; Vagi 1581v.