My last coin purchase of the year (and then the one I bought after that)

Just cruising Ebay on Sunday and liked the look and price of this denarius.
Sellers photos of course, Lucius Verus with Aequitas reverse.



Well, I had been watching another Lucius Verus denarius for a few weeks, this one with a Victory reverse. I mentioned it to my father in law and said that I liked it but only wanted to pay X. He said go ahead and get it, I’ll pay the difference between what you want to pay and what the price is. I’m not too proud to turn down an offer like that (he can afford it) so this one, I think, is my last coin purchase of the year.



Pile on with your last coin or anybody named Lucius

 

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Both are nice but I really like the second one with the interesting Victory. Here’s another Verus with Victory.

 

Excellent coins! My only Lucius Verus denarius was selected for a reason most will find strange.


A rare reverse of Septimius Severus from Alexandria copied the Verus reverse legend including dates which were not appropriate for Septimius but who cared about the small stuff. Mine is horrid.


Slightly better was my coin copying the same reverse but dropping the II after COS. The legend was still wrong - just different. Many SS Alexandria coins were copied from other coins so I like to have examples of the originals.

 

Congrats on two nice additions. A great way to see the year out.

 

This one was struck in Antioch. SC-Delta on reverse.

 

Both coins have arrived and even though one cost 5X the other, I’m not sure which one I like better.

 

I like 'em both, H8_modern. I don't have any denarii of Lucius Verus because I am waiting for a cheap one with a good portrait. As with many 2nd century Roman coins, portrait quality varies quite a lot and I don't want a Verus that looks like a Commodus, if you know what I mean. Yours are quite obviously Verus.

I do have two sestertii of L. Verus. Neither are very pretty - the one on the left suffers from over-cleaning, the one on the right is a tad crusty. But they were cheap and I really liked the portraits (Victory inscribing a shield is a favorite reverse of mine as well). Interesting to note the variations in weight on the sestertius of this era.




Lucius Verus
Æ Sestertius - Rome Mint
(166-167 A.D.)
L VERVS AVG ARM PARTH MAX, laureate head right / TR POT VIII IMP IIII COS III S-C, Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm. RIC 1471; Cohen 209.
(23.07 grams / 32 mm)

Lucius Verus
Æ Sestertius - Rome Mint
(166-167 A.D.)
VERVS AVG ARM PARTH MAX, laureate head right / TR POTVII IMP IIII COS II S-C, Victory standing facing, holding palm frond & placing shield inscribed VIC/PAR on palm tree. RIC (Aurelius) 1457.
(16.47 grams / 27 mm)

 

Lucius Hostilius Saserna:

 

How about my latest Lucius?


Lucius Verus, AD 161-169
Roman AR Denarius; 17 mm, 3.36g, 6h
Rome, AD 168
Obv: L VERVS AVG ARM PARTH MAX, laureate head right
Rev: FORT RED TR P VIII IMP V COS III, Fortuna seated left, holding rudder and cornucopiae
Refs: RIC 586; BMC 477; Cohen 111; RCV 5350; MIR 170.

 

Both LV are are nice! But I really like the victory Rx!

 

My opinion: I prefer he Victory despite the fact it is more worn. The pose of Victory is not ordinary; the legends are bold and clear. The other one has less wear but not much more to favor it. Would I pay more for Victory? Yes. 5x more? No.

 

Nice!

 

Nice final 2017 CAPTURE @H8_modern !

My FINAL 2017 Capture:


RR Hd Juno Sospita R goat skin hddrss She-wolf R placing stick on fire eagle stndng fanning flames 45 BCE 19.0mm 4.07g Cr 472-1
EX: SteveX6 Collection


Empire Lucius:


RI Lucius Verus 161-169 CE AR Denarius Providentia glob cornucopiae RIC 253


REPUBLIC LUCIUS:


RR Lucius Caesius 112-111 BCE AR Den Apollo Lares Praestites Sear 175 Craw 298-1

 

I think your new L.Verus denarii, both the last and also the 'last after the last' are very appealing coin with realistic, expressive portraits. Both, well chosen.
(also, I wish I had a father-in-law like you seem to have).

Here are some of my Lucius Verus coins. I particularly like the high-relief portrait
on the first one, even if the reverse was struck from a tired, worn die.

Lucius Verus denarius - Mars.


Lucius Verus denarius - Parthian captive.


Lucies Verus Sestertius - Mars.