Marcus Aurelius

bronzemat

One of the tougher emperors to acquire in the price range I wanted to pay & have the older bust. Thankfully one did and it was perfect.


Marcus Aurelius (161 - 180 A.D.)
AR Denarius
O: M ANTONINVS AVG GERM SARM, Laureate head right.
R: TR P XXX IMP VIII COS III, Roma standing left holding Victory and spear.
3.5g
19.38mm
RIC 352; RSC 929a; BMC 669

comma

really cool reverse!

Dabigkahuna

Nice!

lordmarcovan

Nice piece. I guess I can see why you preferred the older bust. He looks more like the wise old member of the "Good Emperors" club that he was reputed to be. (A bit stern, perhaps, but that fits in with the whole "wise old emperor" thing).

My previous Marcus Aurelius type coin in my old set was a young bust "as Caesar", I think.