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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Limes, post: 4767675, member: 101013&quot;]Hello all, below are two new additions to my imperial collection. Two coins of Lucius Verus, that refer to the war with Parthia. I think this period in the history of the Roman empire is very interesting. Two reigning emperors (well, at least untill 169 AD) after the sole reign of Antoninus Pius, and Hadrian and Trajan before him. And, second, a more then troubled reign after the long, peaceful era under Antoninus Pius. </p><p><br /></p><p>In the very first year of their reign, Lucius Verus and Marcus Aurelius were faced with a war with Parthia. The Parthians placed their puppet-king on the throne of Armenia and quickly after that invaded Syria. The succesful counterattack of the Romans led to the capture of the Armenian capital, and Verus was granted the title Armeniacus in 163 AD. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1161691[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Verus and Aurelius pushed further and even into Parthian territory, capturing and burning their capital in 165 AD. Verus gained the title Parthicus and Rome acquired a new province, Mesopotamia. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1161692[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>It would not be last of the troubles for Verus and Aurelius, but I will save that story for another day, with the corresponding coinage which I dont have. </p><p><br /></p><p>About the latter coin: there are many coins available of Verus with the &#039;VIC PAR&#039; reverse. This one however appealed to me, despite the flan being a bit small and the legend falling of. First, the colouring is very appealing, with the higher areas of the devices having a lovely bronze colour. But also because of the drapery on the bust of Verus, which is quite a rare variant. </p><p><br /></p><p>Verus was supposed to be quite the dandy and in for a party. This led me to think that Victory is actually not holding a shield with &#039;victory over the parthans&#039;, but handing out invitations for a &#039;victory party&#039;. (Yes, I&#039;ve been indoors too long now...) It would have been a horrible party though, as the legionairs took the plague with them back to Rome. </p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for reading, I hope everyone is still doing okay in these troubled times with covid still going on! Please show your Verus coins, or coins related to the war with Parthia![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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