Didn't need this coin, but it was too good of a deal to pass up, as John A. saw from a particular dealer. Marcus Aurelius (161 - 180 A.D.) AR Denarius O: M ANTONINVS AVG ARMENIACVS, Laureate head right. R: PIETAS AVG TR P XX COS III, Pietas, veiled, standing left, sacrificing out of patera over altar and holding box in left hand at side. Rome Mint 166 A.D. 2.86g 19.38mm RIC 148
That s a nice coin which celebrates the roman victory in Armenia during the joint reign of Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus. Here is a Lucius Verus Armeniacus LUCIUS VERUS AR Denarius OBVERSE: L VERVS AVG ARMENICACVS, laureate head right REVERSE: TR P V IMP II COS II, Mars standing right, holding spear & leaning on shield Struck at Rome, 163-4 AD 3.0g, 16mm RIC 529 (Marcus Aurelius), C 263
NIce addition Mat Here's a denarius that I don't have anymore in my collection (had it for almost 25 years...) with somewhat a cartoonish portrait but good preservation Marcus Aurelius, Denarius Rome mint, AD 170 M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXIIII, laureate head right COS III, Fortuna standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia. 3.30 gr Ref : Cohen # 136, RCV # 4888 Q
