MARCUS AURELIUS
161-180 AD
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WRB 8482 |
Æ Sestertius. Struck 170-171 AD. IMP M ANTONINVS
AVG TR P XXV, laureate head right. ® PRIMI/DECEN/NALES/COS III/S C in
five lines within laurel wreath. RIC III 1006; BMCRE 1398; Foss 41;
Cohen 497. According to Foss, Roman Historical Coins p. 138, this
issue commemorates the "[tenth] anniversary of the sole reign of
Aurelius, with vows to celebrate its completion, and in anticipation of
another decade." Green patina with some light pitting. |
£85.00 |
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WRB 9323 |
Æ Sestertius. IMP M ANTONINUS AVG TR XXV, laureate
head right. ® VOTA SVSCEP DECENN II S-C, COS III in ex, Marcus Aurelius
sacrificing over tripod altar left. RIC III 1017. From a collection
formed in the 1960's and 70's. |
£75.00 |
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WRB 8585 |
Æ Sestertius. Struck 145 AD. AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG P
II F COS II, bare head right. ® VOTA PVBLICA, Marcus Aurelius standing
left and Faustina II standing right, clasping hands; behind and between
them Concordia standing right. S.C. RIC III 1253 (Antoninus Pius).
Rare. |
£425.00 |
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WRB 9972 |
Æ As. As Caesar (139-161), struck 154-155. AVRELIVS
CAESAR AVG PII FIL, bare-headed, draped bust right. TR POT VIIII COS II
SC, Salus standing left, holding patera, feeding serpent rising from
altar. RIC III, 1324 (Antoninus Pius). 26mm. UK find from
Lincolnshire. |
£95.00 |
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