The Coin Cabinet Ltd. > The Euclidean CollectionAuction date: 28 March 2024
Lot number: 289

Price realized: 410 GBP   (Approx. 518 USD / 479 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
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Lot description:


Good Very Fine; minor scratch to rev., boasting a beautiful brown patina - among the finer specimens to come to auction | ROMAN EMPIRE. Lucius Verus.
Bronze sestertius, AD 165. Rome.
Obv: L VERVS AVG ARM PARTH MAX, laureate head right. Rev: TR POT V IMP III COS II, Parthian seated right at base of trophy, with hands bound behind back; behind, shield; in front, quiver, bow and shield; S-C across fields.
Good Very Fine; minor scratch to rev., boasting a beautiful brown patina - among the finer specimens to come to auction.

Reference: RIC III-1432 (Marcus Aurelius); BMCRE-1271.
Rarity: Very Rare; only 1 example cited by OCRE and a further 7 sold in the past 20 years.
Provenance: from the Euclidean Collection; acquired DRG Coins & Antiquities, February 2018.
Die Axis: 12h.
Diameter: 32 mm.
Weight: 25.39 g.
Composition: Bronze.

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Estimate: 600 GBP

Starting price: 300 GBP