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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Roman Coins| > |The Adoptive Emperors| > |Aelius| > RS91544
Aelius, Caesar, July or August 136 - 1 January 138 A.D.
|Aelius|, |Aelius,| |Caesar,| |July| |or| |August| |136| |-| |1| |January| |138| |A.D.|, "Aelius was known as a wit, but given over to luxury. He is perhaps best remembered for a type of culinary dish and a type of bed which he invented. His wife complained of his sexual affairs, but he patiently explained to her that 'the title of wife is one of honor and not one of pleasure.'" - Moneta Historical Reference
RS91544. Silver denarius, RIC II Hadrian 436 (S), BMCRE III Hadrian 983, Hunter II 7, RSC II 1, SRCV II -, VF, excellent centering, nice portrait, toned, scratches, small edge cracks, Rome mint, weight 3.075g, maximum diameter 17.8mm, die axis 210o, 137 A.D.; obverse L AELIVS CAESAR, bare head right; reverse TR POT COS II, Concordia enthroned left, patera in right hand, resting left elbow on cornucopia set a on a small column base, CONCORD in exergue; from the Maxwell Hunt Collection, ex Pegasi Coins; scarce; SOLD











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