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Aureus (Coin) Portraying Emperor Lucius Verus

December 163-December 164, issued by Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus
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Obverse: Head of Lucius Verus right, bare Inscribed: . L . VERVS AVG ARMENIACVS Reverse: Victory stands right, half draped, placing a shield atop a palm tree Inscribed: TRP IIII IMP II COS II

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