Aureus (Coin) Portraying Emperor Lucius Verus (December 163-December 164, issued by Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus): Artwork and History

Aureus (Coin) Portraying Emperor Lucius Verus (December 163-December 164, issued by Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus) is in the Art Institute of Chicago collection. The museum lists its creator attribution as Roman, minted in Rome.

The work and its context

The Art Institute of Chicago describes the work:

Obverse: Head of Lucius Verus right, bare Inscribed: . L . VERVS AVG ARMENIACVS Reverse: Victory stands right, half draped, placing a shield atop a palm tree Inscribed: TRP IIII IMP II COS II

Object facts

• Title: Aureus (Coin) Portraying Emperor Lucius Verus
• Date: December 163-December 164, issued by Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus
• Artist attribution: Roman, minted in Rome
• Place of origin: Rome
• Medium: Gold
• Dimensions: Diam.: 1.9 cm (3/4 in.)
• Type: Coin
• Department: Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
• Reference number: 1922.4878

Collection credit

Gift of Martin A. Ryerson

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