Lucius Verus was the first-born son to Avidia Plautia and Lucius Aelius Caesar, the first adopted son and heir of Roman Emperor Hadrian.
When his father died in early 138, Hadrian chose Antoninus Pius as his successor, on the condition that Verus and Hadrian’s great-nephew Marcus Aurelius be adopted by Antoninus as his sons and heirs.
Lucius Verus married Lucilla - the daughter of his co-emperor Marcus Aurelius - and spent most of his time campaigning alongside Marcus Aurelius, until he died in 169 of either food poisoning or smallpox (the Antonine Plague).
Reverse: star in crescent; ANKVΡANΩN
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Weight: 5.1 g
Reverse: PROV DEOR TRP III COS II, Providentia standing left, holding globe & cornucopiae
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 2.2 g
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Reverse: PROV DEOR TR P COS II, Providentia standing left, holding globe and cornucopiae.
Die Orientation: 8 H
Weight: 3.32 g
Reverse: Wreath; NI / CO
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Weight: 6.9 g
Reverse: Mars standing half right, wearing helmet and cuirass, holding spear and resting hand on shield; TR P IIII IMP II COS II
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Weight: 3.4 g
Reverse: CONCORD AVG TR P XVI / COS III
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Weight: -
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Reverse: PROV DEOR TR P COS II, Providentia standing facing, head left, holding globe and cornucopia
Die Orientation: 6 H
Weight: 3.37 g
Reverse: Legend: TR POT V IMP III COS II S C Type: Parthia, draped, seated left on shields before a trophy
Die Orientation: 5 H
Weight: 26.12 g
This coin is propaganda celebrating the conquest of Parthia (modern Iran). On the obverse he is wearing the title PARTH MAX short for PARTHICVS MAXIMVS (meaning the Greatest victor over the Parthians). Note he is also wearing the title ARM short for ARMENICVS (meaning Victor over the Armenians), as in 163 AD they had captured Artaxata, the capital of Armenia. Marcus Aurelius decided to not take the ARM title as he had nothing to do with it.
Reverse: ΔΟΛΙΧΑΙⲰΝ Α, inside laurel wreath
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 8.23 g
Reverse: Reverse inscription ΑΔΡ ΑΜΑϹ ΝƐΩΚ Κ ΜΗΤ Κ ΠΡΩ ΠοΝΤ ƐΤ (?) Reverse design: Emperors (Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus) standing, facing each other, clasping hands, each wearing toga and holding scroll
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 21.34 g