Lucius Verus. Sestertius

Lucius Verus; 161-169 AD, Rome, 161 AD, Sestertius, 25.25g. Cf. BM-1071A, pl. 75.6. Obv: IMP CAES L AVREL - VERVS AVG Bare-headed, draped, cuirassed bust r. Rx: [T]R POT - COS II around, S C in exergue, Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus seated l. on curule chairs on platform, each extending his r. hand; on ground before the platform, lictor standing l., holding fasces over shoulder. Ex Curtis L. Clay Collection; ex CNG E317, 18 Dec. 2013, lot 309. With NGC ticket 4161204-004, removed from slab, graded "VF, 4/5, 2/5, Fine Style, edges filed". The platform scene with one or two lictors doubtless refers to the joint consulship that Marcus and Lucius assumed on 1 January 161 AD.Obverse in high relief, but large areas of porosity. VF