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Auction: 24125 - Spink Numismatic e-Circular 39: Ancient Coins, featuring the Little Busby Hoard of Roman Denarii - e-Auction
Lot: 1080

Roman Empire, a Pair of Co-Emperors' Celebratory Issues (2): i) Lucius Verus (AD 161-169), AR Denarius, Rome, struck Autumn-December 163, L VERVS ARMENIACVS, bare head right, rev. TR P III IMP II COS II, Armenia seated left in attitude of mourning, wearing peaked cap, shield and vexillium behind her, her left hand resting on bow, ARMEN in exergue, 2.83g (RIC 501; BMC 239 var.), portrait softened, deposits to reverse, good fine or thereabouts; Marcus Aurelius (AD 161-180), struck 164-165), ANTONINVS AVG ARMENIACVS, laureate head right, rev. P M TR P XVIII IMP II COS III, Armenia seated left, as before, ARMEN in exergue, 2.82g (RIC 81; BMC 274), slightly rough, fine to good fine; (2).

Provenance

The Little Busby Hoard of Roman Denarii, found at Little Busby, North Yorkshire, on 2 June 2021 [PAS YORYM-B64A28]



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£190

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