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<p>[QUOTE="Justin Lee, post: 5124138, member: 87404"]Lovely coins, RC! There's something about the simplicity of having the imagery stand alone with no legend.</p><p><br /></p><p>My contribution is from about 7 years earlier than yours... </p><p><img src="https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2020/04/incollage_20200410_143022785.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><font size="3"><b>Marcus Aurelius, as Caesar 139-161 AD, Ruled as Emperor 161-180 AD</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>AE Sestertius, Struck 145 AD, Rome mint</b></font></p><p><font size="3">Obverse: AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F COS II, bare head, right.</font></p><p><font size="3">Reverse: Minerva, helmeted, draped, standing, left, holding spear, vertical, in right hand and resting left on round shield set on ground; S-C across fields.</font></p><p><font size="3">References: RIC III 1245</font></p><p><font size="3">Size: 32mm, 23.56g</font></p><p><font size="3"><i>Note: In 145 AD, Marcus was made consul for the second time (Jan. 1) and married Antoninus Pius’ daughter Fasutina (April).</i></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Justin Lee, post: 5124138, member: 87404"]Lovely coins, RC! There's something about the simplicity of having the imagery stand alone with no legend. My contribution is from about 7 years earlier than yours... [IMG]https://iomegacollectionhome.files.wordpress.com/2020/04/incollage_20200410_143022785.jpg[/IMG] [SIZE=3][B]Marcus Aurelius, as Caesar 139-161 AD, Ruled as Emperor 161-180 AD AE Sestertius, Struck 145 AD, Rome mint[/B] Obverse: AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F COS II, bare head, right. Reverse: Minerva, helmeted, draped, standing, left, holding spear, vertical, in right hand and resting left on round shield set on ground; S-C across fields. References: RIC III 1245 Size: 32mm, 23.56g [I]Note: In 145 AD, Marcus was made consul for the second time (Jan. 1) and married Antoninus Pius’ daughter Fasutina (April).[/I][/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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