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<p>[QUOTE="thejewk, post: 3932541, member: 100136"][ATTACH=full]1036414[/ATTACH] </p><p>RIC 1238 - SEAR 4831</p><p>AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F COS</p><p>/ IVVENTAS SC</p><p>Dupondius or As</p><p>9.36g, 26mm, 143 AD</p><p><br /></p><p>I've been looking all year for a nice AES coin of Marcus Aurelius as Caesar, and this one finally cropped up in time for me to buy it for myself from my wife as a birthday present. What more appropriate reverse could there be for the young Marcus than Juventas, the tutela of young men who had recently taken up the toga. This coin could possibly be a celebration of the anniversary of the coming of age of Marcus, and was also apparently associated with a ceremony in which the first beard growth is burnt as an offering to Juventas.</p><p><br /></p><p>Post your Caesar issues or anything else you like![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="thejewk, post: 3932541, member: 100136"][ATTACH=full]1036414[/ATTACH] RIC 1238 - SEAR 4831 AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F COS / IVVENTAS SC Dupondius or As 9.36g, 26mm, 143 AD I've been looking all year for a nice AES coin of Marcus Aurelius as Caesar, and this one finally cropped up in time for me to buy it for myself from my wife as a birthday present. What more appropriate reverse could there be for the young Marcus than Juventas, the tutela of young men who had recently taken up the toga. This coin could possibly be a celebration of the anniversary of the coming of age of Marcus, and was also apparently associated with a ceremony in which the first beard growth is burnt as an offering to Juventas. Post your Caesar issues or anything else you like![/QUOTE]
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