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ID:     76003328
Type:     Roman Imperial
Issuer:     Lucius Verus
Date Ruled:     AD 161-169
Metal:     Gold
Denomination:     Aureus
Struck / Cast:     struck
Date Struck:     AD 166-167
Weight:     7.19 g
Die Axis:     12 h
Obverse Legend:     L VERVS AVG_ARM PARTH MAX
Obverse Description:     Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right
Reverse Legend:     TR P VII IMP IIII COS III
Reverse Description:     Victory advancing left, holding wreath in right hand, and palm in left
Mint:     Rome
Primary Reference:     RIC III 0573
Reference2:     Calicó 2197
Reference3:     MIR 18, 149-12/37
Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group
Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=109864
Grade:     Near EF, underlying luster
Notes:     (1) A review of the material on-line seems to indicate that the RIC obverse description intended to note "Bust r., laur., cuir. (or laur., dr., cuir.) (2) From the John A. Seeger Collection.