112: Rome. Lucius Verus, 161-169 AD. Gold Aureus (7.36 - eBay (item 320247625125 end time May-26-08 12:12:51 PDT) Back to My eBayCatalog:The Pre Long Beach Sale - World Sale eBay Live Auctions:Coins > World Coins > Live Auction Seller eBay:Coins & Paper Money > Coins: Ancient > Roman: Imperial 112: Rome. Lucius Verus, 161-169 AD. Gold Aureus (7.36Item number: 320247625125 Bidder or seller of this item? Sign in for your status Bidding has ended for this item This item has been added to My eBay for Guests. As a guest, you can: Track up to 10 items on this computer in My eBay Receive an email reminder for this item a few hours before it ends View larger picture Closed at:US $25,000.00 Estimate:US $14,000.00 - US $18,000.00 History:1 bid Lot number:112 (View all lots) Auction Date:May-26-08 10:00:00 PDT Auction Currency:US $ (U.S. dollar) Currency Calculator High Bid:Live Auction Floor Bidder Item location:Beverly Hills, CA 0% APR until Jan 2009 - new eBay MasterCard You can also: Email to a friend Meet the seller Seller:i-lgoldbergcoinsandcollectibles( 2235) Feedback:99.4 % Positive Member:since May-09-01 in United States See detailed feedback Ask seller a question Add to Favorite Sellers View seller's other items Buy safely 1. Check the seller's reputation Score: 2235 | 99.4% Positive See detailed feedback 2. Check how you're protected If paying with a credit card, see your card issuer's terms Description (revised) Prev LotNext Lot Hover thumbnail to view large image below. Click thumbnail to view full image in new window. Rome. Lucius Verus, 161-169 AD. Gold Aureus (7.36 g), Rome mint, struck 163-164 AD. Bare head of Verus right. Reverse: Verus in military attire, seated left on high, ornamented platform, crowning before and below him, Sohaemus, King of Armenia, two flanking figures on platform; REX ARMEN DAT / TR P III IMP II COS II. RIC 512 (R-2); C. 158; BMCRE 300. Finely centered, sharply struck and lustrous. Magnificent high relief, sensitive portrait. Very rare. NGC graded Uncirculated. Lucius Verus was the son of Aelius and co-emperor with Marcus Aurelius from AD 161 until 169. His victories in the East were considerable, beginning with Armenia and Parthia. Those readers who have seen the 1964 film "The Fall of the Roman Empire," concerning Rome at this time, will not forget the campfire scene, the superb acting by Sir Alec Guinness and, of course, the beauty of Sophia Loren. Estimated Value $14,000 - 18,000. Ex Caruso Sale (Canessa, 28 June 1923), lot 391; ex Münzen und Medaillen, December 1968, lot 334; this coin can be seen also among the rear dust jacket illustrations of David Sear's indispensable new edition of Roman Coins and Their Values, Volume II: The Golden Age, AD 96-AD 235; Illustrated in Money of the World, coin 46. Our item number 115766 Notices This item is an "eBay Live Auction". This means that each item will not close at a specific time like a regular ebay auction. Because this is a live auction the lot will be opened in a format like a real auction house floor. Bids can be placed real-time during the auction via ebayliveauctions.com and icollector.com. Please note, bidders may place bids before the auction up to 1 hour prior to the start of the auction. This is the recommended method of bidding if you have a slow internet connection or do not have the experience bidding in a "live" sale. Due to the speed of the auction, we highy recommend a DSL or cable connection . Once the auction has started, only live bids are accepted. Please do not call to place bids during the auction as they will not be accepted. The "Auction date and time" displayed by ebay has been known to be wrong. Please check our auction information page for actual start times on ebayliveauctions.com. These start times pertain to when the auction opens, not the individual lot. We typically run approximately 150 items per hour, so you can estimate from that when your item may be displayed. We will not be held responsible for ebay down time or internet problems. If ebay goes down, we will try our best to wait a sufficient amount of time for it to come back up. In the event that we cannot require ebay, all ebay bids during that downtime will not be honoured. There is a 20% commission charge added to each and every lot. Images & text re-used by permission, courtesy of Ira & Larry Goldberg Auctioneers, Beverly Hills, CA