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<p>[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 3554664, member: 85693"]Nice coin - and very thorough detective work, RC & Justin.</p><p><br /></p><p>I posted a Marcus Aurelius sestertius with a Virtus reverse a while back - I was sort of wondering about the relative scarcity of Virtus types for MA. </p><p><br /></p><p>My example is not as horrible as it looks in the photos - it suffered a very harsh cleaning job that stripped away about a third or so of its patina in an unpleasant camouflage pattern. I paid a quarter for it, so I still consider it a bargain. </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/marcus-aurelius-sestertius-virtus-rare-does-it-matter.321327/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/marcus-aurelius-sestertius-virtus-rare-does-it-matter.321327/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/marcus-aurelius-sestertius-virtus-rare-does-it-matter.321327/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/marcus-aurelius-sestertius-virtus-aug-2018c-jpg.808999/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Marcus Aurelius Æ Sestertius</b></p><p><b>(172-173 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Rome Mint</b></p><p>M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXVII, laureate, cuirassed bust right / [IMP VI COS III]</p><p>SC, Virtus, standing right, holding spear resting on shield</p><p>RIC 1069.</p><p>(25.82 grams / 30 mm)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 3554664, member: 85693"]Nice coin - and very thorough detective work, RC & Justin. I posted a Marcus Aurelius sestertius with a Virtus reverse a while back - I was sort of wondering about the relative scarcity of Virtus types for MA. My example is not as horrible as it looks in the photos - it suffered a very harsh cleaning job that stripped away about a third or so of its patina in an unpleasant camouflage pattern. I paid a quarter for it, so I still consider it a bargain. [url]https://www.cointalk.com/threads/marcus-aurelius-sestertius-virtus-rare-does-it-matter.321327/[/url] [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/marcus-aurelius-sestertius-virtus-aug-2018c-jpg.808999/[/IMG] [B]Marcus Aurelius Æ Sestertius (172-173 A.D.) Rome Mint[/B] M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXVII, laureate, cuirassed bust right / [IMP VI COS III] SC, Virtus, standing right, holding spear resting on shield RIC 1069. (25.82 grams / 30 mm)[/QUOTE]
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