Ancient Gold
Lot 1816 Ancient Gold
Estimate $6,500
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LUCIUS VERUS, (A.D. 161-169), gold aureus, Rome mint, (7.32 grams), issued A.D. 166, obv. laureate cuirassed bust to left, around L VERVS AVG ARM PARTH MAX, obv. Lucius Verus galloping to right, thrusting spear at fallen foe, around TR P VI IMP IIII COS II, (S.-, cf.RIC 567 (bust right), cf.Montagu Collection 428, April 4, 1896). In high relief, nearly extremely fine and excessively rare and maybe be unique, apparently unpublished.
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