Lucius Verus (AD 160-169) denarius

Very nice portrait, strike, and condition.  Issued by Marcus Aurelius after his colleague Lucius Verus died in 169 of a plague picked up in Mesopotamia during a successful war against the Parthians. His death and the arrival of the plague arguably ends the Pax Romana, though most give Marcus credit through his death in 180.

Lucius Verus (AD 160-169)

Denarius, Rome (17.5mm, 3.34 g, 6h)

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RIC III 596a Marcus Aurelius