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Roman Imperial
Category
Lucius Verus. AD 161-169. AV Aureus (18.5mm, 7.19 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, AD 161. IMP CΛES L ΛV REL VERVS ΛVG, bare head right / CONCORDIΛE ΛVGVSTOR, COS II in exergue, Lucius Verus and Marcus Aurelius, togate, standing facing each other, clasping right hands, each holding volumen in left hand. RIC III –; MIR 18, 4-12/10; Calicó 2110 (same dies as illustration); Adda 332 (this coin); Biaggi 948 (same dies). Lustrous. Superb EF. Boldly struck with fresh dies, a beautiful coin.
From the Georges Albert Haikel Collection. Ex Coin Galleries (10 February 1993), lot 13; Victor A. Adda (†1965) Collection (as Property of a Lady, Christie's, 9 October 1984), lot 80; Prince Waldeck Collection (Münzhandlung Basel 8, 22 March 1937), lot 810.
Hadrian, childless and without either a successor or heir, chose Lucius Ceionius Commodus as his adopted son in AD 136, and renamed him as Lucius Aelius Caesar. Aelius was sent to the Roman province of Pannonia to serve as governor, where he died of tuberculosis in AD 138. Hadrian now made his second choice for his heir, Titus Aurelius Fulvus Boionius Antoninus. Hadrian actually wanted Marcus Aurelius to succeed him on the throne, but realized that Aurelius was far too young, so instead he went with the highly respected Antoninus. As a condition of his adoption, and to ensure an orderly line of succession, Antoninus Pius adopted both his nephew, Marcus Aurelius, and Aelius Caesar’s son, Lucius. The relatively young Lucius would change his name to Lucius Aelius Aurelius Commodus, but he would later drop Commodus and add Verus after ascending to the throne, along with his adoptive brother and co-ruler Marcus Aurelius. The present type depicts the two “brothers” and co-rulers clasping hands with an inscription noting the “harmony” between the two Augusti. Description
From the Georges Albert Haikel Collection. Ex Coin Galleries (10 February 1993), lot 13; Victor A. Adda (†1965) Collection (as Property of a Lady, Christie's, 9 October 1984), lot 80; Prince Waldeck Collection (Münzhandlung Basel 8, 22 March 1937), lot 810.
Hadrian, childless and without either a successor or heir, chose Lucius Ceionius Commodus as his adopted son in AD 136, and renamed him as Lucius Aelius Caesar. Aelius was sent to the Roman province of Pannonia to serve as governor, where he died of tuberculosis in AD 138. Hadrian now made his second choice for his heir, Titus Aurelius Fulvus Boionius Antoninus. Hadrian actually wanted Marcus Aurelius to succeed him on the throne, but realized that Aurelius was far too young, so instead he went with the highly respected Antoninus. As a condition of his adoption, and to ensure an orderly line of succession, Antoninus Pius adopted both his nephew, Marcus Aurelius, and Aelius Caesar’s son, Lucius. The relatively young Lucius would change his name to Lucius Aelius Aurelius Commodus, but he would later drop Commodus and add Verus after ascending to the throne, along with his adoptive brother and co-ruler Marcus Aurelius. The present type depicts the two “brothers” and co-rulers clasping hands with an inscription noting the “harmony” between the two Augusti. Description
EF
Grade
5752.5 EUR
Starting
9587.51 EUR
Estimate
EUR
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