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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zumbly, post: 1831128, member: 57495&quot;]Happy Birthday Lucius Verus!</p><p><br /></p><p>Lived : 15 December 130 - 169 AD</p><p>Reigned : 8 March 161 - 169 AD (co-augustus with Marcus Aurelius)</p><p><br /></p><p>Even though it&#039;s also Nero&#039;s birthday today, I thought we could celebrate Lucius Verus&#039;s instead.&nbsp; Not as accomplished as Trajan, lacking the gravitas of Antoninus Pius, overshadowed by Marcus Aurelius, never quite as dissolute as Caligula, and not plain bonkers like Commodus, poor Lucius has always been written off as a lightweight in the history books.&nbsp; I guess that&#039;s what happens when your personal objectives as emperor are to gamble, chase stolas and togas, and throw sestertii into cook-shops all day (that last fact courtesy of Doug from an old CT thread).</p><p><br /></p><p>Thankfully, I&#039;m sure we coin collectors are not as prejudiced.&nbsp; So please post your Lucius Verus coins!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]302439[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>LUCIUS VERUS</b></p><p>AE20 of Caesarea, Cappadocia, 163 AD.&nbsp; Sydenham 360</p><p>O: AVTOKRA OYHROC CEBACTOC, laureate head right</p><p>R: KAICAREWN T P ARGAIW, Mount Argaeus, ETGamma below</p><p><br /></p><p>Seeing as this is my only Lucius Verus coin, maybe some of us are just a little bit prejudiced afterall.</p><p><br /></p><p>Z.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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