Aureus - Lucius Verus FORT RED TR POT II COS II; Fortuna
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Marcus Aurelius (Marcus Aurelius Antoninus) (161-180)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 161-162 |
| Value | 1 Aureus = 25 Denarii |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Gold |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 263148 |
| References | RIC III# 475 Harold Mattingly, Edward Allen Sydenham; 2003. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 3. Antoninus Pius – Commodus (AD 138–192) (Reprint). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , OCRE# ric.3.m_aur.475Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Head of Lucius Verus, bare, drapery on left shoulder, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: IMP L AVREL VERVS AVG
Translation:
Imperator Lucius Aurelius Verus Augustus.
Supreme commander (Imperator), Lucius Aurelius Verus, emperor (Augustus).
Reverse
Fortuna, draped, seated left on low seat, holding rudder set on ground in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand.
Script: Latin
Lettering: FORT RED TR POT II COS II
Translation:
Fortuna Redux. Tribunicia Potestate Secunda, Consul Secundum.
Fortune that brings back (the emperor in safety), holder of tribunician power for the second time, consul for the second time.
Mint
Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)Comments
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| ND (161-162) | |||||||||||||||
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