Bare head of Lucius Verus right., Victory, winged, naked to waist, standing front, head right, setting on palm-tree right, shield inscribed VIC AVG., Graded NGC, MS Strike 5/5, Surface 3/5. Magnificent aureus! A spectacular portrait and exceptional engraving give this coin exceptional quality! With mint luster! Unfortunately, this aureus bears the marks of a former mounting as a jewellery piece. There are several marks on the edge, at 2h, 5h and 10h, which have damaged the metal on the observe side. There is also a scratch before the portrait. This aurei issue of Marcus Aurelius' co-emperor, accompanied by its silver and bronze equivalent, was struck following the victories of the Roman army in Armenia between 163 and 164, which had been retaken for a time by the Parthians after their military campaign in 161.Rome's takeover of the province was part of a larger task for Lucius Verus, which was to drive the Parthian Empire out of the Roman provinces into which they had advanced., L VERVS AVG ARMENIACVS, TR P IIII IMP II COS II NGC certificate number: 4681737-001