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Marcus Aurelius, 7 March 161 - 17 March 180 A.D.
Spes was the Roman personification of Hope. In art Spes is normally depicted carrying flowers or a cornucopia, but on coins she is almost invariably depicted holding a flower in her extended right hand, while the left is raising a fold of her dress. She was also named "ultima dea" - for Hope is the last resort of men. On this coin, the Caesar, Marcus Aurelius, the designated successor of the emperor, is identified as the hope for the future of the Roman people.RS72338. Copper as, RIC III Antoninus 1350a, BMCRE IV 2087 Cohen III 742 var. (draped), Hunter II 88, SRCV II 4846, gVF, green patina, Rome mint, weight 9.566g, maximum diameter 26.3mm, die axis 180o, as caesar, 158 - 159 A.D.; obverse AVRELIVS CAESAR ANTON AVG P II F, bare head right; reverse TR POT XIII COS II, Spes advancing left, flower in right hand, raising skirt with left hand, S - C (senatus consulto) flanking across field; SOLD
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