Augustus, A.D. 161-169
Bronze As
Rome mint, A.D. 164-165
Obv: L VERVS AVG ARMENIACVS
Rev: LIBERA AVG TR P V IMP II COS II - Liberalitas, standing, facing left, holding abacus and cornucopiae, between S and C
RIC (Marcus Aurelius) 1416
24mm, 10.6g.
Lucius Verus was appointed, along with Marcus Aurelius, by Antoninus Pius as his successor. For a while after Anoninius Pius' death, Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus ruled as co-emperors, although Lucius Verus, the younger of the two, was treated more like a junior emperor. Despite his love of comfort and extravagence, Verus was a competent emperor, popular with his troops and successful on the battlefield.
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