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ID:     721555
Type:     Roman Imperial
Issuer:     Lucius Verus
Date Ruled:     AD 161-169
Metal:     Orichalcum
Denomination:     Sestertius
Struck / Cast:     struck
Date Struck:     AD 169
Weight:     21.12 g
Die Axis:     12 h
Obverse Legend:     DIVVS_VERVS
Obverse Description:     Bare head right
Reverse Legend:     CONSECRATIO / S - C
Reverse Description:     Eagle standing right on globe, head turned left
Primary Reference:     RIC III 1509
Reference2:     MIR 18, 184-6/10
Reference3:     Banti 38
Reference4:     Cohen 56
Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group
Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=85323
Grade:     Good VF, olive green patina
Notes:     Sale: CNG 72, Lot: 1555 Rare. From the Douglas O. Rosenberg Collection.