Egypt. Alexandria. Lucius Verus, 161-169. Drachm (Bronze, 33.90 mm, 26.83 g) dated RY 3 (= 162-163) [Λ Α]ΥΡΗΛΙΟϹ [ΟΥΗΡΟϹ CЄB] Laureate head of Lucius Verus right, slightly draped on the left shoulder. Rev. MONH TA in semicircle above. Moneta draped standing three-quarters left, holding scales in the right hand and long scepter in the left hand, Nike on cippus to right crowning her with wreath, L Γ (date) across fields. RPC IV.4, 2493. Dattari-Savio 3477 var. Geissen 2012. Milne 2459. Emmett 2147. Nice light-brown tone. About Very Fine. Very rare. Ex Seaby, London, October 1990. On the obverse of this drachm, with its shining original brick-coloured desert patina, emerges the proud and sculptural portrait of Lucius Verus, Marcus Aurelius' colleague in the imperial dignity from 161 to 169 AD, the year of his untimely death. On reverse is the portrait of Dikaiosyne (the Justice) assimilated to the goddess Moneta, as already seen at no. 160 of the collection. A practically unobtainable drachm and the only specimen in a private collection as RPC IV.4 1493 refers of only one item belonging to a public collection. Those described by other authors are variants of ours.

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