LUCIUS VERUS

Full name: Lucius Aurelius Verus

Roman Emperor: 161–169 AD

Dynasty: Nerva–Antonine dynasty

Silver Denarius, 2.88 g, 18.4 mm. Rome, circa 164–165 AD.

Obverse. L VERVS AVG ARMENIACVS. Laureate head of Lucius Verus facing right. Reverse. TR P V IMP II COS II. Roma, the personification of Rome, advancing to the left, holding Victory in her outstretched right hand and a military trophy in her left.

Legend translations.

L VERVS AVG ARMENIACVS — Lucius Verus Augustus Armeniacus. Lucius Verus, emperor and conqueror of Armenia.

TR P V IMP II COS II — Tribunicia Potestate Quinta, Imperator Secundum, Consul Secundum. Holder of tribunician power for the fifth time, acclaimed Imperator for the second time, and consul for the second time.