I was lucky to have won this coin on the recent Roma auction. It's a platform scene where Lucius Verus crowns (with a diadem) the new king Gaius Julius Sohaemus, a Roman senator of consular rank and Arsacid descent in 164 AD. Verus did have around five years to enjoy the Triumph before he succumbed to what historians think was smallpox. Please post anything you think is relevant including any "platform scenes". Lucius Verus (Augustus) Coin: Brass Sestertius L AVREL VERVS AVG ARMENIACVS - Laureate head right TR P IIII IMP II COS II - Verus seated left on curule chair set on low platform, left hand on parazonium at side, extending right hand to place diadem on head of King Sohaemus, who stands left in front of platform and raises his hand to adjust diadem; in background on platform, Exergue: REXARMEN DAT Mint: Rome (163-164 AD) Wt./Size/Axis: 24.45g / 33mm / 12h Rarity: Rare References: RIC III 1371 (var. obv portrait) BMC 1102 (var. obv portrait) Banti 93 MIR 18, 92-16/35 Cohen 161 Provenances: Roma Numismatics Acquisition/Sale: Roma Numismatics Internet E-Sale 70 #1185 $0.00 05/20 REX ARMEN DAT=King of Armenia gives
Really nice and thanks for sharing the coin. Here's a Verus I recently picked up. Lucius Verus, 161-169 A.D. Type: AE As, 25.5 mm 12.1 grams, R1 according to ACSearch Obverse: L VERVS AVG ARMENIACVS, Bare-Headed Bust Facing Right Reverse: TRP IIII IMP II COS III, Emperor on Horseback Charging right holding spear, riding down foe. Reference: TBD, not in Wildwinds - edit: RIC 1404
