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    View Categories Home > Catalog > |Roman Coins| > |The Adoptive Emperors| > |Marcus Aurelius| > RB99760
Marcus Aurelius, 7 March 161 - 17 March 180 A.D.
|Marcus| |Aurelius|, |Marcus| |Aurelius,| |7| |March| |161| |-| |17| |March| |180| |A.D.|, This type was issued to commemorate the marriage between Marcus Aurelius caesar and Faustina Junior.
RB99760. Orichalcum sestertius, RIC III AP1253a (R); BMCRE IV p. 289, 1786; Cohen III 1022; Hunter II p. 293, 104; SRCV II 4824 var. (head left), aVF, well centered on a tight flan, light corrosion pitting, Rome mint, weight 25.841g, maximum diameter 30.4mm, die axis 0o, as caesar, 145 A.D.; obverse AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F COS II, bare head right; reverse VOTA PVBLICA (Vows (prayers) of the Roman people), Faustina Junior, on left, and Marcus Aurelius, togate on right, standing vis-à-vis, clasping right hands, behind them Concordia standing facing, head right, placing her hands on their shoulders, S C (senatus consulto) in exergue; rare; SOLD










OBVERSE LEGENDS

DIVAAVGFAVSTINA
DIVAFAVSTINAPIA
DIVAEFAVSTINAVGMATRCASTROR
DIVAEFAVSTINAEPIAE
FAVSTINAAVGANTONINIAVG
FAVSTINAAVGANTONINIAVGPIIFIL
FAVSTINAAVGPIIAVGFIL
FAVSTINAAVGVSTA
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FAVSTINAAVGVSTAAVGPIIFIL
FAVSTINAAVGVSTAPIIAVGFIL
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