CILICIA, Tarsus. Commodus and Annius Verus, Caesars. 166-177 AD. Æ 16mm (3,99 g). KOPOI/CEBACTOV bare-headed and draped bust of Commodus right, vis-à-vis bare-headed and draped bust of Verus left; star above, crossed club and caduceus between / Decastyle temple set on three-tiered base; KOINOC KILIKWN in entablature; three birds in pediment. Cf. SNG Levante 1018; SNG France 1456
Marcus Annius Verus Caesar (born 162 or 163 – 10 September 169) was a son of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius and Empress Faustina the Younger. Annius was made caesar on 12 October 166 AD, alongside his brother Commodus, designating them co-heirs of the Roman Empire. Annius died on 10 September 169, at age seven, due to complications from a surgery to remove a tumor from under his ear. His death left Commodus as the sole heir.
