Marcus Aurelius

Here are all the coins of Marcus Aurelius i have gathered so far..




Marcus Aurelius (AD 161-180)

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Silver Denarius (3,34 g) Rome Mint Struck 161 AD
Obverse: IMP M AVREL ANTONINVS AVG, head of Marcus facing right
Reverse: CONCORD AVG TR P XV / COS III, Concordia seated left, holding patera and resting arm on cornucopia
RIC 3

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Silver Denarius (19mm, 2.8g) Rome mint. Struck AD 162.
Obvserse: IMP M AVREL ANTONINVS AVG, head of Marcus facing right
Reverse: CONCORD AVG TRP XVI COS III, Concordia seated right, holding patera and resting arm on Spes placed on cornucopiae.
RIC 40


Sestertius: (20.72g 30.5 mm) Rome Mint. 163-164 AD
Obverse: M AVREL ANTONI NVS AVG ARMENIACVS P M / head of Marcus facing right.
Reverse: TR P XVIII IMP II COS III / S - C Mars holding spear and shield.
Ric 861

 

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Nice, @arnoldoe ! I literally just recieved my first in the mail today!


And he brought some of his family members with him in the post too!

Son


Adoptive brother/son in law


Daughter


I'm nearly complete with my first Antonines set, just watching for a reasonable Crispina. Anyone? Anyone? Haha

 

The first denarius has an excellent eye-appeal.

 

Nice collection @arnoldoe


MARCUS AURELIUS
AE Sestertius
OBVERSE: AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F COS, bare head right
REVERSE: IVVENTAS S C, Juventas, wearing a long robe, standing left, holding a patera, sprinkling incense on a candelabrum
Struck at Rome, 140 AD
12.4g, 27mm
RIC 1232, C 393, S4831

MARCUS AURELIUS
AE Sestertius
OBVERSE: M ANTONINVS AVG GERM SARMATICVS, laureate head right
REVERSE: TR P XXIX IMP VIII COS III S-C, Annona standing left, holding corn-ears & cornucopiae; modius with two corn-ears and poppy at her feet
Struck at Rome, 175 AD
22.3g, 30mm
RIC 1154

MARCUS AURELIUS
AR Denarius
OBVERSE: M ANTONINVS AVG IMP II - Bare head right
REVERSE: PROV DEOR TR P XVII COS III, Providentia standing left, holding globe and cornucopiae
Struck at Rome, 162-3 AD
2.6g, 17mm
RIC 67

MARCUS ANTHONY RESTITUTION
AR Denarius
OBVERSE: ANTONIVS AVGVR III VIR R P C, Galley left.
REVERSE: ANTONINVS ET VERVS AVG REST, legionary eagle between two standards, LEG VI between
Struck at Rome, 168AD
3.81g, 20mm
RIC III 443 (Marcus Aurelius) ; BMCRE 500

 

Also, i was just reading up, the Sestertius came from the collection of Alexander Krombach ... who in 2008 after buying some coins on Ebay had his entire coin collection confiscated by the Germany authorities..

The prosecution asked for him to forfeit his collection + pay 1000 Euros... to which he refused..
http://www.coinsweekly.com/en/Coin-collecting-in-Hesse/4?&id=176
http://www.coinsweekly.com/en/Archi...mbach-case--Coins-Restituted/8?&id=747&type=n

He supposedly won the case in 2010 + it took 3 years from when he first had his coins confiscated until the coins were finally returned to him in 2011.

 

Nice group of Aurelius'!

My first purchase from @John Anthony was this "Golden Boy"...

RI Aurelius Marcus 161-180 AE Sestertius S-C

Then, Frank turned me on to some silver...

RI Aurelius Marcus 161-180 AE Sestertius S-C

 

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I would too!

 

I've got a couple of sestertii of M. Aurelius, one commemorating his victory over the Parthians and one calling him the Restorer of Italy:

 

What a nightmare!

They're all lovely but the sestertius is one I want to reach out and touch

My first MA was a sestertius. It's a "problem" coin purchased in my first months of collecting. I can't explain why I bought it other than it made me laugh (the eagle looks like a scrawny chicken standing atop an egg) and it is supposedly rare.


Marcus Aurelius
posthumous issue struck under Commodus in CE 180
sestertius; 27 mm, 22.8 gm. Rome
Obv: DIVVS M ANTONINVS PIVS, bare head right
Rev: CONSECRATIO / S-C, eagle with spread wings on globe, facing, head left
Ref: RIC 656 (Commodus)


Marcus Aurelius
Sestertius; 31 mm, 24 gm; struck AD 173, Rome mint
Obv: laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right
Rev: Mercury standing left on pedestal, holding caduceus and purse (it looks more like a patera to me); within temple with figural columns (telamones); on semicircular pediment, tortoise (unfortunately worn on this coin), cockerel, ram, caduceus, winged helmet, and purse; S-C across fields; RELIG AVG in exergue
Ref: RIC III 1074; MIR 18, 258-6/37; Banti 260
Zumbly's nice writeup of the type is here.

A couple of Alexandrians:


EGYPT, Alexandria. Marcus Aurelius
year 12, CE 171/2
AE diobol, 22 mm, 7.53 gm
Obv: [MAV]PHΛIOC ANTω[ΝΙΝΟCCE]; laureate bust right
Rev: Uraeus serpent erect left, wearing headdress; "holding" sistrum and grain ear; LI - B across upper fields
Ref: Dattari 3605 and Pl. XXXII, 3605 (this coin). Dattari-Savio Pl. 193, 3605 (this coin); Geissen --; Emmett 2260.12, R5
ex Dattari collection (Giovanni Dattari, 1858-1923)


EGYPT, Alexandria. Marcus Aurelius as Caesar
AE obol, 20.5 mm, 6.0 gm. Alexandria.
Year 15 (CE 151/2)
Obv: MAVPHΛICKAICAP; bust right, bare head
Rev: Sphinx crouched right; LIE (date) above in left field
Ref: Emmett 1919.15, R5; Dattari 3221; RPC IV online 15684

I'd love to get a youthful portrait denarius of MA, preferably with Antoninus Pius on the obverse. Apparently a bunch of other people would too.

 

VERY NICE EVERYONE!!!

Here's a denarius I recently picked up---mainly because it was VERY cheap and I have surprisingly few examples of M Aurelius.

Marcus Aurelius AD 161-180. Rome
Denarius AR

17mm., 3,19g.

M ANTONINVS AVG ARMENIACVS; laureate head right / P M TR P X-X IMP III COS III; Roma seated left on shield, holding Victory with right hand and spear with left.

 

Thank you for these coins. They are so rich in history.








(My guest, but not my photos. Presented before.)

 

I have a few of mine photographed; but still haven't shot my other Antoninus/Marcus double bust denarii.



-Michael

 

You guys have so many wonderful M. Aurelius coins, and all I have is one lonely sestertius.

 

so many nice Marcus Aurelius coins. wish I had one. where can I get one cheap.

 

Ask @John Anthony , and if he doesn't have one, my second choice would be www.coolcoins.com which is owned by the wonderful @Ken Dorney . If none of them have one to fit your budget, the dealer of last resort that I would recommend is www.ancientimports.com . If you can't find what you are looking for by that point, I don't know what to say except wait a month and try again.

 

Marcus Aurelius as Augustus, AD 161-180
Roman AR denarius; 3.30 gm
Rome, AD 180
Obv: M AVREL ANTONINVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind
Rev: TR P XXXIIII IMP X COS III P P, Victory alighting left on globe, holding wreath and trophy
Refs: RIC 411 var (draped and cuirassed); BMCRE 808; Cohen 975; MIR 463; Sear 4952.

 

Youthful with Pius solid


same but fourree (part of the AK group from Triton XX)


My favorite young Aurelius is this Alexandria drachm with Nike from year 8 (LH). If he only had a nose... If only I could find it in Emmett (page 84???). What am I missing here?

 

This was one of my first ancient coins.