I've been wanting an imperial issue of Lucius Verus for awhile, and after @dougsmit mentioned the story (from Historia Augusta) about the emperor smashing cups in cookshops by throwing large coins at them, specifically a sestertius of his. As Doug pointed out, there's always the possibility the coin would be one of those that the emperor had used to make a nuisance of himself. Naturally, anything you might read in HA is of questionable veracity, but it's still an amusing story, and now I've got a nice coin to go with it . Personally, though, I think it more likely Verus would have used the sestertii of his stick-in-the-mud colleague Marcus Aurelius as his missiles of choice instead. Post your Lucius Verus coins! Especially if they look like they may have been used to break a cup. LUCIUS VERUS AE Sestertius 24.35g, 31.8mm Rome mint, AD 164 RIC 1379 O: L AVREL VERVS AVG ARMENIACVS, Laureate and cuirassed bust right. R: TR P IIII IMP II COS II, Mars advancing right, holding trophy and transverse spear; S C across fields.
He certainly has a mischievous look on your coin's portrait . EGYPT, Alexandria. Lucius Verus year 4, CE 164/5 billion tetradrachm, 24 mm, 13.4 gm Obv: ΛAVPHΛI OVHPOCCEB; bare head right Rev: laureate bust of Zeus right; L-Δ Ref: Emmett 2367 (4), R1 This one probably wasn't a projectile even though it looks like it has taken some hits.
Nice bronze. My only ones. Lucius Verus (161 - 169) AR Denarius O: L VERVS AVG ARM PARTH MAX Laureate head right. R:TR P VII IMP IIII COS III Aequitas standing facing, head left, holding scales and cornucopia. Rome RIC 576 (Aurelius), RSC 297 18.5mm 3.3g Caesarea, Cappadocia AR Didrachm O: AYTOKR OYHPOC CEBACTOC Bare-headed and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind. R: YPA TOS B ,Mt. Argaeus surmounted by Helios standing left. Struck 161-166 A.D. (as COS II) Caesarea, Cappadocia Mint 6.3g 20mm Metcalf, Caesarea 131d; Sydenham, Caesarea
Terrific 'Bronze' examples---and the more likely culprit to be thrown at cups in cookshops... Mu examples are denarii and only likely to have been thrown at cups if he ran out of 'bronze ammunition' LOL
He would have had to have been a ghost to throw the Consecratio - not saying it isn't possible. Nice coins everyone.
Nice big pond skipper Z, details are awesome... I know i've posted these a couple other times.. Lucius Verus.. Markey Aurelius..
LUCIUS VERUS AR Denarius OBVERSE: L VERVS AVG ARM PARTH MAX, laureate head right REVERSE: FORT RED TR P VIII IMP V, Fortuna seated left, holding rudder & cornucopiae. COS III in ex. Struck at Rome, Feb to Dec AD 168 2.5g, 19mm RIC 586 (Marcus Aurelius), C 111 LUCIUS VERUS AR Denarius OBVERSE: L VERVS AVG ARMENICACVS, laureate head right REVERSE: TR P V IMP II COS II, Mars standing right, holding spear & leaning on shield Struck at Rome, 163-4 AD 3.0g, 16mm RIC 529 (Marcus Aurelius), C 263
Z-Bro => that's a great new Lucky-V (congrats) Yah, this baby looks like it may have smashed a few things along its travels ...
Thanks, everyone, and for sharing your Lucius V coins. Have a good week ahead and don't break any cups .
