Details
LOT 3631
Lucius Verus AE As. AD 164. Rome mint.
L VERVS AVG ARMENIACVS, bare head to right / TR P IIII IMP II COS II, S C in exergue, Emperor on horse springing to right, brandishing spear at Armenian enemy cowering beneath horse. RIC 1404. Near Very Fine.(9.12gr, 26mm, 11h.).
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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