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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Roman Coins| > |The Adoptive Emperors| > |Marcus Aurelius| > RS89767
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.
RS89767. 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, VF, toned, some shallow scratches, small edge split, Rome mint, weight 3.329g, maximum diameter 18.6mm, die axis 0o, 165 - 166 A.D.; obverse ANTONINVS AVGVR III VIR R P C, war galley, four 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; e CNG e-auction 401 (12 Jul 2017), lot 539; ex collection of a Texas Wine Doctor; rare; SOLD




  






REFERENCES

Schaaff, Ulrich. Münzen der römischen Kaiserzeit mit Schiffsdarstellungen im Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseum. (Munich, 2003).

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