ORC9647 Verus, heavy as or dup. VF
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Apr-16-01

   ORC9647 Verus, heavy as or dup. VF

Lucius Verus, Æ heavy as or dupondius, (14.38g) L VERVS AVG ARMENIACVS AVG
Laureate head right. / TR P VI IMP III C OS II Victory standing left,
crowning trophy of captured Parthian arms, S C at sides. cf. RIC 1448 (as)
VF, dark patina.

Laureate head dupondii were last officially issued under Hadrian, but
similar pieces after this date are known. This very heavy as may be the
result of a dupondius flan, struck with as dies. If the metal is yellow,
this would not have circulated as a heavy as, but as a dupondius.