Sestertius with cuirassed bust of Lucius Verus

The reverse details could be a bit better here, but I particularly liked this rare portrait of Lucius Verus with bare head, wearing a cuirass and a chocolate patina. Heavy, thick piece of orichalcum.

Obverse: L AVREL VERVS AVG ARMENIACVS: Bust of Lucius Verus, bare head(!), cuirassed, right.

Reverse: TR P IIII IMP II COS II S C: Victory, winged, half-draped, standing right, fixing to a palm-tree with left hand shield inscribed VIC AVG.

Riferimento : RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1396

Collezione : Marcus Aurelius: A Stoic Emperor's Legacy in Coins