Aureus - Lucius Verus TR P VII IMP IIII COS III; Victory

Features

Issuer	Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor	Marcus Aurelius (Marcus Aurelius Antoninus) (161-180)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	166-167
Value	1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
Currency	Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition	Gold
Weight	7.2 g
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 263246
References	RIC III# 572 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.572 Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

Obverse

Bust of Lucius Verus, bare-headed, cuirassed, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: L VERVS AVG ARM PARTH MAX

Translation:
Lucius Verus Augustus, Armeniacus, Parthicus Maximus.
Lucius Verus, emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Armenians, great conqueror of the Parthians.

Reverse

Victory, winged, draped, advancing left, holding wreath in extended right hand and palm, sloped over left shoulder, in left hand.

Script: Latin

Lettering: TR P VII IMP IIII COS III

Translation:
Tribunicia Potestate Septima, Imperator Quartum, Consul Tertium.
Holder of tribunician power for the seventh time, supreme commander (Imperator) for the fourth time, consul for the third time.

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)

Comments

Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)

Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (166-167)

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