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Coin Type: Silver denarius of Marcus Aurelius, Caesar 139-161 CE, Augustus 161-180 CE; and Lucius Verus, 161-169 CE. Mint and Date: Rome, 168-169 CE. Size and Weight: 18mm, 3.12g Obverse: ANTONIVS AVGVR III VIR R P C Praetorian galley moving left over waves. Reverse: ANTONINVS ET VERVS AVG REST Legionary eagle between two standards. LEG VI across lower field, above the exergual line. Provenance: Dmitry Markov (Vcoins), April 2007 Ref: RCV (2002) 5236; RIC III Marcus Aurelius 443. BW Ref: 015 031 108 |
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Note: This coin restored the famous legionary issue of Mark Antony, of which there is an example here. |
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