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Offline Foro Di Mario

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Marcus Aurelius?
« on: March 13, 2011, 10:17:58 pm »
Is this Marcus Aurelius?
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Re: Marcus Aurelius?
« Reply #1 on: March 14, 2011, 12:16:30 am »
I think Commodus, RIC 472 perhaps. Both he and Marcus Aurelius struck this type, but what I can see of the legends appear to fit Commodus.
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Re: Marcus Aurelius?
« Reply #2 on: March 14, 2011, 01:42:46 am »
The date TR P XX and VIC PAR on the shield on the reverse fit Marcus only and exclude Commodus, however. Commodus only got to TR P XVIII and never achieved a Parthian victory.
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Re: Marcus Aurelius?
« Reply #3 on: March 14, 2011, 01:48:34 am »
Good eye, Curtis! You were able to decipher considerably more of the legend than I.
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Re: Marcus Aurelius?
« Reply #4 on: March 17, 2011, 09:16:12 am »
Can't find the RIC on this. Anyone?

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Re: Marcus Aurelius?
« Reply #5 on: March 17, 2011, 09:46:17 am »
Obv: M AVREL ANTONINVS AVG ARM PARTH, laureate head right
Rev: TR POT XX IMP IIII COS III, Victory holding palm and placing shield with incscription VIC PAR on palm-tree
 
RIC 931, Cohen 807, if Victory is standing front, head right
RIC 934, Cohen 810, if Victory is standing right

In both cases struck summer-Dec. AD 166

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