First,
weight and size should be included if you want an ID. That way we know the
type of coin we're searching for. I am assuming this is a
dupondius and not a
sestertius based on the
legend. But size and
weight would
help know for sure.
Marcus Aurelius dupondius struck in
Orichalcum under
Antoninus Pius,
Rome.
RIC 1306, page 183
OBV: AURELIANVS
CAESAR ANTONINI
AVG PII
FIL, bare-headed
bust right
REV:
TR POT VI
COS II, HO-NOS, S-C, Honos standing half right, holding branch and
cornucopiaSCARCEThe coin in this picture weighs 9.8g and is 25mm
It is not
radiate and has the following explanation:
The
dupondius, struck on
orichalcum, is usually marked with a
radiate crown, except on the few circumstances where a
type was issued for a male other than the emperor. When that occurs, we can only tell the difference when we can see the color of the metal below.
