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Numismatics
Photo credit: Yale University Art Gallery
Ruler: Lucius Verus, Co-emperor of Rome, A.D. 130–169, ruled 161–69
Mint: Rome
Artist: Unknown
Silver denarius of Lucius Verus
ca. A.D. 168
Silver
3.38 g, 12:00, 17.0 mm
Transfer from the Yale University Library, Numismatic Collection, 2001, Yale-French Excavations at Dura-Europos
1938.6000.51
Culture:
Syrian, Dura-Europos
Period:
Roman (2nd century A.D.)
Classification:
Numismatics
Geography:
Made in Rome, Italy
Status:
By appointment
Provenance:
Excavated by the Yale-French Excavations at Dura-Europos, present-day Syria, 1928–37; Yale University Library, New Haven Conn., 1938–2001; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.
