Ancient: Marcus Aurelius Question

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  1. Eng

    Eng Senior Eng

    This is a new pickup, my first Marcus Aurelius coin. it came with a lot tag from 1961, this tag has the reverse as VOTA SOL DECENN COS lll and has the Mint Trier, i don't see this on wildwinds. the place i purchased this coin has reverse as VOTA SVSCEP DECENN ll COS lll and has the Mint Rome,which i don't see on the coin, but wildwinds has it as RIC 251. what do you say!!

    Post any Marcus Aurelius you have,

    Marcus Aurelius..161 - 180..AD..
    Ar Denarius..
    Obv. laureate head right..
    Rev. Marcus Aurelius, veiled standing left sacrificing out of patera over tripod.
    Rev,VOTA SOL DECENN COS lll on coin..
    Rome mint..
    18mm x 2.86g.

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  3. Mat

    Mat Ancient Coincoholic

    Its rome mint.

    Mine:
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    Marcus Aurelius (161 - 180 A.D.)
    AR Denarius
    O: M ANTONINVS AVG GERM SARM, Laureate head right.
    R: TR P XXX IMP VIII COS III, Roma standing left holding Victory and spear.
    3.5g
    19.38mm
    RIC 352; RSC 929a; BMC 669
     
  4. Eng

    Eng Senior Eng

    Very nice Mat..
     
  5. maridvnvm

    maridvnvm Well-Known Member

    The OP coins is RIC 248. RIC 251 is DECENN II COS III. Rome mint.
     
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  6. Bing

    Bing Illegitimi non carborundum Supporter

    Martin has it correct:
    Marcus Aurelius Denarius.
    IMP M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXV, laureate head right
    VOTA SOL DECENN, COS III in ex, Emperor standing left
    with roll, sacrificing out of patera into lighted
    altar; prostrate bull at foot; Rome mint

    Not a bad coin at all. I love the portrait John. Excellent addition.
     
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  7. maridvnvm

    maridvnvm Well-Known Member

    How about a half decent portrait of a younger Aurelius as Caesar under Pius.

    Marcus Aurelius Denarius
    Obv:– AVRELIVS CAESAR ANTONINI AVG PII FIL, bare head right
    Rev:– TR POT VI COS II / CLEM, Clementia standing right, head left, holding patera and drawing out drapery from legs
    Minted in Rome mint. A.D. 151-152
    Reference:– BMCRE (Pius) 70. Cohen 25a. RIC III Pius 456a.
    19mm. 3.16g.
    Wonderfully high relief on the portrait.

    Ex. Wayne G. Sayles

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  8. Bing

    Bing Illegitimi non carborundum Supporter

    I have a couple of poor quality Marcus Aurelius sestertii that are about 35 years apart:
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    MARCUS AURELIUS AE Sestertius
    OBVERSE: AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F COS, bare head right
    REVERSE: IVVENTAS S C, Juventas, wearing a long robe, standing left, holding a patera, sprinkling incense on a candelabrum
    Struck at Rome, 140 AD
    12.4g, 27mm
    RIC 1232, C 393, S4831

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    MARCUS AURELIUS AE Sestertius
    OBVERSE: M ANTONINVS AVG GERM SARMATICVS, laureate head right
    REVERSE: TR P XXIX IMP VIII COS III S-C, Annona standing left, holding corn-ears & cornucopiae; modius with two corn-ears and poppy at her feet
    Struck at Rome, 175 AD
    22.3g, 30mm
    RIC 1154
     
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  9. Eng

    Eng Senior Eng

    Thank you Martin, both sellers were wrong, i will change my info and thank you for taking the time to post. jw thanks for the info and very nice coins to you all. i got three coins for a very good price.
     
  10. randygeki

    randygeki Coin Collector

    Nice addition! Mines a little rough.
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  11. chrsmat71

    chrsmat71 I LIKE TURTLES!

    nice new coin ENG! is it me, or is MA looking up?

    i'm somewhat embarrassed to say i don't have a marcus aurelius coin to post.:facepalm:
     
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  12. stevex6

    stevex6 Random Mayhem

    Great new score, Eng ... sadly, I don't have any AR Marcus Aurelius examples ...


    ... but I do have this sweet ol' AE gryphon dawg of mine to toss into the mix!!



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  13. dougsmit

    dougsmit Member

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    Steve's Aurelius drachm is 4 years younger than mine (and has a nose) but both are curly haired Caesar portraits while Pius was alive.
     
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