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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 2937571, member: 75937&quot;]That&#039;s a lovely coin. The second century -- until the death of Commodus, anyway -- was a stable and prosperous period and there was a LOT of commerce going on. Sestertii often circulated for decades. Hence, most are very worn. Yours is a typical example and with a very nice patina and a lot of eye-appeal.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t have any bronzes of Lucius Verus. All I have is silver, such as this one where he has a big nose!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]714716[/ATTACH] </p><p>Lucius Verus, AD 161-169</p><p>Roman AR Denarius; 17 mm, 3.36g, 6h</p><p>Rome, AD 168</p><p>Obv: L VERVS AVG ARM PARTH MAX, laureate head right </p><p>Rev: FORT RED TR P VIII IMP V COS III, Fortuna seated left, holding rudder and cornucopiae</p><p>Refs: RIC 586; BMC 477; Cohen 111; RCV 5350; MIR 170.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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