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                        Lot: 381

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                        ROMAN EMPIRE: Lucius Verus. AD 161-169. AV aureus (7.37 
                        gm).

                        ROMAN EMPIRE. Lucius Verus (AD 161-169). Gold aureus 
                        (7.37 gm). Rome, AD 164. L VERVS AVG ARMENIACVS, bare 
                        head right / REX ARMEN DAT TR P IIII IMP II COS II, L. 
                        Verus, flanked by lictor shouldering fasces and another 
                        standing attendant, seated left on camp chair on 
                        platform, extending his right hand to crown Armenian 
                        king who stands left before platform, raising his right 
                        hand to guide the crown onto his head. BMCRE 300. Cohen 
                        158 (100 Fr.). RIC 512 (R2). Calicó 2154 (same dies). 
                        Mint state 

                        Verus had been victorious in Armenia in 163, accepting 
                        an imperatorial acclamation and the title Armeniacus. In 
                        164 the coins show him investing the Roman nominee 
                        Sohaemus as king of Armenia: "a king given to the 
                        Armenians." The same obverse die was also used with the 
                        type Victory inscribing VIC AVG onto a shield set on a 
                        palm tree (BMCRE 294, pl. 58, 9). 
                        Estimated Value: $ 8,500 




...Sold for $9,000 USD [ approx 6840 EUR, 4770 GBP ] plus 15% buyers fee. 

Gemini I Auction Closed Jan 11-12, 2005. 

Re-used by permission of Freeman & Sear (www.freemanandsear.com) 
                      and Harlan J Berk (www.harlanjberk.com).