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<p>[QUOTE="ancient coin hunter, post: 3831779, member: 87200"]Nice write-up. Marcus is not often remembered for his wars but rather for the Meditations, a quote from which I have in my signature. In the film gladiator he says "How will I be remembered, the warrior, the tyrant? I brought the sword, nothing more."</p><p><br /></p><p>Type: AE Drachm, 33mm, 22.95 grams</p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse: Bare headed and draped bust of Aurelius right</p><p>M AVPHLIOC KAICAP</p><p><br /></p><p>Reverse: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elpis" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elpis" rel="nofollow">Elpis</a> Standing left holding flower and hitching skirt</p><p>LEND EKATOV</p><p><br /></p><p>Reference: BMC 1238 listed as "rare" by R.A. Numismatics</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1018483[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ancient coin hunter, post: 3831779, member: 87200"]Nice write-up. Marcus is not often remembered for his wars but rather for the Meditations, a quote from which I have in my signature. In the film gladiator he says "How will I be remembered, the warrior, the tyrant? I brought the sword, nothing more." Type: AE Drachm, 33mm, 22.95 grams Obverse: Bare headed and draped bust of Aurelius right M AVPHLIOC KAICAP Reverse: [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elpis']Elpis[/URL] Standing left holding flower and hitching skirt LEND EKATOV Reference: BMC 1238 listed as "rare" by R.A. Numismatics [ATTACH=full]1018483[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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