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Marcus Aurelius / Poseidon
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Cassandreia, Macedonia
161-180 AD
AE21 (21mm, 6.78g)
O: Laureate head right; M AVR ANTON AVG.
R: Poseidon nude, standing slightly right; trident in right hand, dolphin in extended left hand; COL IVL AVG CASS.
RPC Online IV 10319; Leake HN 3722 corr. (same coin); Varbanov III 2791 (R6) var. (Poseidon left)
Extremely Rare
ex Forvm Ancient Coins
One of only two known examples with Poseidon standing right.
“The noble acceptance of the prison of oneself is the ultimate, and only, duty of man.”
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![Marcus Aurelius / Poseidon
Cassandreia, Macedonia
161-180 AD
AE21 (21mm, 6.78g)
O: Laureate head right; M AVR ANTON AVG.
R: Poseidon nude, standing slightly right; trident in right hand, dolphin in extended left hand; COL IVL AVG CASS.
RPC Online IV 10319; Leake HN 3722 corr. (same coin); Varbanov III 2791 (R6) var. (Poseidon left)
Extremely Rare
ex Forvm Ancient Coins
One of only two known examples with Poseidon standing right.
[i]“The noble acceptance of the prison of oneself is the ultimate, and only, duty of man.”[/i]](albums/userpics/21312/normal_Marcus_Aurelius_Cass.JPG "Click to view full size image
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Marcus Aurelius / Poseidon
Cassandreia, Macedonia
161-180 AD
AE21 (21mm, 6.78g)
O: Laureate head right; M AVR ANTON AVG.
R: Poseidon nude, standing slightly right; trident in right hand, dolphin in extended left hand; COL IVL AVG CASS.
RPC Online IV 10319; Leake HN 3722 corr. (same coin); Varbanov III 2791 (R6) var. (Poseidon left)
Extremely Rare
ex Forvm Ancient Coins
One of only two known examples with Poseidon standing right.
[i]“The noble acceptance of the prison of oneself is the ultimate, and only, duty of man.”[/i]")
