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LOT 3129
Lucius Verus AE As. AD 161-169.
Rome mint. L VERVS ARM [...], laureate head to right / TR POT VI [...], Victory standing facing, erecting trophy with shield at base to left and holding palm frond; S C across fields. Cf. RIC III 1448 (TR P VI IMP IIII COS II); cf. Cohen 282 (same). Near Very Fine.(9.49gr, 25mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Found Worcestershire, UK.
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