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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Roman Coins| > |The Adoptive Emperors| > |Marcus Aurelius| > SH53591
Marcus Aurelius, 7 March 161 - 17 March 180 A.D.
|Marcus| |Aurelius|, |Marcus| |Aurelius,| |7| |March| |161| |-| |17| |March| |180| |A.D.|, In 163, the Roman general Statius Priscus reconquered Armenia. Artaxata was ruined.

According to Cassius Dio when Avidius Cassius (the governor of Egypt and Syria) was declared emperor by his legions in 175 A.D., it was Priscus who informed Emperor Aurelius. Cassius declared himself emperor at the behest of Aurelius' wife who convinced Cassius and his legions that the emperor had died. Aurelius quickly defeated Cassius and installed Priscus as governor of Syria.
SH53591. Silver denarius, RIC III 59, RSC II 37, BMCRE IV 209, Hunter II 11, SRCV II -, FDC, bold, sharp, fine style, light iridescent toning on sparkling mint luster, Rome mint, weight 3.399g, maximum diameter 18.6mm, die axis 0o, Dec 162 - Dec 163 A.D.; obverse IMP M ANTONINVS AVG, bare head right; reverse CONCORDIA AVG (harmony of the Emperor) TR P XVII, Concordia seated left, patera in right hand, resting left arm on statuette of Spes set on cornucopia, COS III in exergue; ex H. S. Perlin Co.; SOLD











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