Aureus (Coin) Portraying Emperor Lucius Verus

Art Institute of Chicago

Aureus (Coin) Portraying Emperor Lucius Verus

Roman, minted in Rome

Date
December 163-December 164, issued by Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus
Medium
Gold
Culture
Rome
Department
Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago

Obverse: Head of Lucius Verus right, bare Inscribed: . L . VERVS AVG ARMENIACVS Reverse: Victory stands right, half draped, placing a shield atop a palm tree Inscribed: TRP IIII IMP II COS II

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