★ Ex Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction 84 ★

Lucius Verus AD 161-169. Struck AD 163-164. Rome
Aureus AV

18 mm, 6,77 g

L VERVS AVG ARMENIACVS, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Lucius Verus to right / TR P IIII IMP II COS II, Armenia seated to left, hand resting on bow and quiver, trophy behind; ARMEN in exergue.

good very fine

RIC III 507; MIR 18, 68-12/35; Calicó 2106; Biaggi 946.

Ex Leu Numismatik AG, Web Auction 20, 16 July 2022, lot 2510 (hammer: CHF 4,000); Ex Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction 84, 20 May 2015, lot 1912.

Lucius Verus issued a series of coins in AD 163–164 to commemorate his victory in the Roman-Parthian War, specifically focusing on the conquest of Armenia. These coins were minted to celebrate the Roman restoration of a pro-Roman ruler on the Armenian throne, a key event in the conflict between Rome and Parthia.