| Roma Numismatics Ltd > E-Sale 114 | Auction date: 23 November 2023 |
| Lot number: 476 Price realized: Unsold | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Kings of Osrhoene (Edessa), Waël Æ 18mm. AD 163-165. Draped bust to left within wreath / Cubic cult object (Black Stone of Edessa?) on a base supported by two curved legs seen within temple building with star in pediment shown in three-quarters perspective; all within wreath. BMC 2, pl. XIII, 7; Lindgren III 1560; SNG Copenhagen -. 7.53g, 18mm, 12h. Very Fine. Rare. Lucius Verus laid siege to the city of Edessa in AD 165 in order to depose the pro-Parthian client-ruler Waël, son of Sahru, who had been installed by Vologases IV in place of the deposed Ma'nu VIII. Having captured Edessa, Lucius Verus reinstated Ma'nu to the throne and bestowed on him the epithet Philoromaios ("Friend of the Romans"). Estimate: 50 GBP |  |
