Citation
"Aureus of Lucius Verus, Rome (Lucius Verus)(Marcus Aurelius) , 1972.257,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 21, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/195902.
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On the side of the coin on the left is the bust of a man facing right, short tendrils of curly hair adorn face and head, shoulders are bare; surrounding the border, small dots and the Latin characters: V E R V S / A V G / A R M E N I A C V S. The other side of the coin depicts a man facing left, wearing a cloak around shoulders, seated on an x braced chair on top a rectangle shaped platform, adorned with small circles, two men stand on either side of him on the platform wearing loose clothing draped over one shoulder, the seated man's right arm outstretched towards another man in front of him not standing on the platform; surrounding the border, small dots and the Latin characters: T R / P / I I I I / I M P / I I / C O S / I I / R E X / A R M E N I A C V S / D A T.