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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zumbly, post: 3934390, member: 57495&quot;]Great OP coin!&nbsp; Lots of other very nice examples too.&nbsp; The favorite young Marcus portraits are Provincials.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1036963[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>MARCUS AURELIUS</b></p><p>AE Diassarion. 10.44g, 26mm, THRACE, Philippopolis, circa AD 139-161. Varbanov 805. O: Μ ΑVΡΗΛΙΟC ΟVΗΡΟC ΚΑΙCΑΡ, bare head of Marcus Aurelius to right, with neat beard.&nbsp; R: ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ, Apollo, nude, standing left, holding a phiale in his right hand and his bow in his left.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1036964[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>MARCUS AURELIUS</b></p><p>Billon Tetradrachm. 12.86g, 24.5mm. EGYPT, Alexandria, RY 13 of Antoninus Pius (AD 149/150).&nbsp; Emmett 1868.13 (R4); Dattari (Savio) 3185 = Staffieri, Alexandria In Nummis 169 = RPC Online temp #14367/7 (<i>this coin</i>). O: M AVPHΛIC • KAICAP, bareheaded and draped bust right. R: Zeus (‘Jupiter Capitolinus’) enthroned left, holding phiale in his extended right hand and scepter with his left; at his feet, eagle standing left, head right, wings closed; L IΓ (date) across upper field.</p><p><i>Ex Giovanni Maria Staffieri Collection (purchased from Dr. Piero Beretta, Milan, April 1972); ex Dr. Piero Beretta Collection; ex Giovanni Dattari Collection</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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