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    View Categories Home > Catalog > |Roman Coins| > |The Adoptive Emperors| > |Marcus Aurelius| > RS34141
Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, 161 - 169 A.D., Mark Antony Restitution
|Marcus| |Aurelius|, |Marcus| |Aurelius| |and| |Lucius| |Verus,| |161| |-| |169| |A.D.,| |Mark| |Antony| |Restitution|, "Restitution" issue by Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus commemorating the famous legionary denarii of Marc Antony. The legion VI Ferrata, the "Ironclad", was an old legion of Caesar's that fought for Antony. It must have been chosen for the restitution for its presumably key-role during Verus' successful Parthian campaign.
RS34141. Silver denarius, BMCRE IV p. 456, 501; RIC III p. 248, 443; MIR 18 120-4; RSC I Antony 83; Cohen I Antony 83; SRCV II p. 341, 5236, nice VF, small edge splits, Rome mint, weight 3.215g, maximum diameter 19.1mm, die axis 0o, 165 - 166 A.D.; obverse ANTONINVS AVGVR III VIR R P C, war galley, three oarsman visible, rowing left over waves; reverse ANTONINVS ET VERVS AVG REST, aquila (legionary eagle) in center, eagle turned left, between two legionary standards, LEG - VI in center above exergue line divided by aquila; rare; SOLD










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