Sale 4215
London, South Kensington
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7 February 2012
Price realised
GBP 1,875
Estimate
A LARGE PLASTER BUST OF LUCIUS VERUS 20TH CENTURY After the Antique, with integral square plinth, restorations 44 in. (112 cm.) high
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Lucius Ceionius Commodus Verus Armeniacus (December 15, 130 AD- 169 AD), known simply as Lucius Verus, was Roman co-emperor with Marcus Aurelius, from 161 AD until his death.
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