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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Orielensis, post: 5442872, member: 96898&quot;]Wonderful coins, [USER=83845]@Curtisimo[/USER]! </p><p><br /></p><p>Here are my humble sestertii of this imperial couple. The Faustina II is a coin I don&#039;t ever plan to part with, but her husband is somewhat lackluster...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1236862[/ATTACH] </p><p><font size="3">Marcus Aurelius, Roman Empire, sestertius, 171–172 AD, Rome mint. Obv: M ANTONINVS AVG TR [P XXVI], bust of Marcus Aurelius, draped and laureate, r. Rev: [IMP&nbsp; VI] COS III, Roma seated l. on pile of armor, leaning on shield, holding sceptre; in fields flanking, SC. 30mm, 26.95g. Ref: RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1037. (Struck on occasion of the Roman victory in the Marcomannic Wars in 171/172 AD, after which Marcus Aurelius assumed the title Germanicus. Likely, Roma sits on the weapons captured from the Germanic tribes.)</font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3">[ATTACH=full]1236860[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="3">Faustina II, Roman Empire, sestertius, ca. 161–164 AD, Rome mint. Obv: [F]AVSTINA AVGV[STA], diademed portrait right. Rev: IV[NONI] REGINAE, S-C, Iuno standing left with patera and sceptre, peacock left. 30mm, 27g. Ref: RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1651.</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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