Title
Coin: denarius of Lucius Verus
Date
162 CE
Creator
Unknown (Roman)
Roman
Coverage
Style/Period: Early Empire
Repository: Museum of Classical Antiquities, University of Ottawa / Musée d'antiquités gréco-romaines, Université d'Ottawa
Type
coins and medals
Format
Materials/Techniques: silver; struck from an obverse (heads) and reverse (tails) die
Measurements: 15 to 17.5 mm in diameter, 3.360 grams
Description
Obverse Legend: IMP(erator) L(ucius) VERVS AVG(ustus), translation: Imperator Lucius Verus, Augustus; bare head of Lucius Verus, facing right. Reverse Legend: PROV(identia) DEOR(um) TR(ibunicia) P(otestate) III CO(n)S(ul) II, translation: Providence of the gods, with tribunician power for 3 years, consul 2 times; Providentia standing facing to her right, with globe in right hand and cornucopia in left. RIC III, p. 253, no. 491.
Identifier
Repository Accession Number: 2001.6.35
Record: UO-MCA-2001-6-35
Source
Cataloguer: Tom Nguyen, University of Ottawa
Photographer: Niġel Klemenčič-Puglisevich
Rights
The images are provided by the Museum of Classical Antiquities, University of Ottawa. For contact information, visit the Museum website: https://arts.uottawa.ca/cla-srs/en/museum | Les images sont fournies par le Musée d'antiquités gréco-romaines de l'Université d’Ottawa. Visitez le site du musée pour les coordonnées : https://arts.uottawa.ca/cla-srs/fr/musee