Coin
Lucius Verus
Roman Imperial
Roman Empire
161-162
Bronze
Diameter: 1 in. (25.3 mm)
Weight: 10.46 g
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Arthur Fairbanks, Class of 1886, in memory of his father, Henry Fairbanks, Class of 1853
27.1.29358
Geography
Place Made: Italy, Europe
Period
1-500
Object Name
Coin
Research Area
Numismatics: Greek and Roman
Not on view
Inscriptions
Obverse: Bare head of L. Verus right Reverse: Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus shaking hands
Provenance
Arthur Fairbanks (1864-1944), Class of 1886; given to present collection, 1927.
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