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<p>[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 8223013, member: 85693"]Just got in a couple of Marcus Aurelius AEs from the depths of eBay. </p><p><br /></p><p>First this early as/dupondius with Minerva standing; as with all low-grade material, my efforts to attribute are more of a ballpark guess via the process of elimination. Something like that. That it is draped makes it a variety. Also, I think I found a (draped) die match:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1444537[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Marcus Aurelius Æ As / Dup.</b></p><p><b>(145 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Rome Mint</b></p><p>AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG [PII F], bare-headed draped bust right / [TR POT COS II] S C: Minerva standing right, holding spear and leaning on shield</p><p>RIC III Antoninus Pius 1266 (as or dupondius) var. (draped bust).</p><p>(10.40 grams / 23 x 22 mm)</p><p>eBay Feb. 2022 </p><p><b>Attribution Notes: </b> Two types:</p><p><b>RIC 1264:</b> No reverse legend</p><p><b>RIC 1266:</b> TR POT COS II rev.</p><p>No reverse legend visible, but CAE SAR legend break is on most RIC 1266 examples. Also, draped bust variety and obverse die match (?) to RIC 1266 from: Paul-Francis Jacquier Auction 48; Lot 231; 18.09.2020 "Drapierte Büste"</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Die match obverse (or not): </b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1444538[/ATTACH] </p><p>Paul-Francis Jacquier</p><p>Auction 48; Lot 231; 18.09.2020</p><p>Description</p><p>RÖMISCHE MÜNZEN RÖMISCHE KAISERZEIT. MARCUS AURELIUS, Caesar 139-161. As, 147. AVRELIVS CAE–SAR AVG PII F. Drapierte Büste rechts. Rv/ TR POT – COS II/S–C. Minerva mit Lanze und Schild n. rechts stehend. C 598; RIC 1266; BMCRE 1806. 12,90 g.Fast vorzüglich</p><p><a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=7308883" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=7308883" rel="nofollow">https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=7308883</a></p><p><br /></p><p>In the same lot, came another Aurelius, this one a provincial. It was much easier to figure out:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1444540[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Marcus Aurelius Æ Diassarion</b></p><p><b>Thessaly, Koinon of Thessaly</b> <b> </b></p><p><b>(160-180 A. D.)</b></p><p>AVT M AVP A NTωNЄINOC, laureate head right / KOINON ΘЄCCAΛωN, Athena Itonia advancing right brandishing spear and holding shield.</p><p>RPC IV.1, 4565 (temporary);</p><p>(see notes)</p><p>(8.70 grams / 24 x 23 mm)</p><p>eBay Feb. 2022 </p><p><b>Attribution Notes:</b></p><p>SNG Copenhagen 345; Rogers 95a; BMC 79 and 80α; BCD Thessaly II 960.3</p><p>Two denominations:</p><p><b>RPC IV.1 4565 (temporary) </b>(avg. 11.65 grams / 25 mm)</p><p><b>RPC IV.1 4567 (temporary) </b>(avg. 5.61 grams / 19 mm)</p><p><br /></p><p>Also wanted to mention I am finishing up a reread of <i>Marcus Aurelius: A Life</i> by Frank McLynn. It is very opinionated, sometimes a bit bumptious, but I really like it a lot.</p><p> </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1444543[/ATTACH] </p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Marcus-Aurelius-Life-Frank-McLynn/dp/0306819163/ref=pd_lpo_1?pd_rd_i=0306819163&psc=1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.amazon.com/Marcus-Aurelius-Life-Frank-McLynn/dp/0306819163/ref=pd_lpo_1?pd_rd_i=0306819163&psc=1" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/Marcus-Aurelius-Life-Frank-McLynn/dp/0306819163/ref=pd_lpo_1?pd_rd_i=0306819163&psc=1</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 8223013, member: 85693"]Just got in a couple of Marcus Aurelius AEs from the depths of eBay. First this early as/dupondius with Minerva standing; as with all low-grade material, my efforts to attribute are more of a ballpark guess via the process of elimination. Something like that. That it is draped makes it a variety. Also, I think I found a (draped) die match: [ATTACH=full]1444537[/ATTACH] [B]Marcus Aurelius Æ As / Dup. (145 A.D.) Rome Mint[/B] AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG [PII F], bare-headed draped bust right / [TR POT COS II] S C: Minerva standing right, holding spear and leaning on shield RIC III Antoninus Pius 1266 (as or dupondius) var. (draped bust). (10.40 grams / 23 x 22 mm) eBay Feb. 2022 [B]Attribution Notes: [/B] Two types: [B]RIC 1264:[/B] No reverse legend [B]RIC 1266:[/B] TR POT COS II rev. No reverse legend visible, but CAE SAR legend break is on most RIC 1266 examples. Also, draped bust variety and obverse die match (?) to RIC 1266 from: Paul-Francis Jacquier Auction 48; Lot 231; 18.09.2020 "Drapierte Büste" [B] Die match obverse (or not): [/B] [ATTACH=full]1444538[/ATTACH] Paul-Francis Jacquier Auction 48; Lot 231; 18.09.2020 Description RÖMISCHE MÜNZEN RÖMISCHE KAISERZEIT. MARCUS AURELIUS, Caesar 139-161. As, 147. AVRELIVS CAE–SAR AVG PII F. Drapierte Büste rechts. Rv/ TR POT – COS II/S–C. Minerva mit Lanze und Schild n. rechts stehend. C 598; RIC 1266; BMCRE 1806. 12,90 g.Fast vorzüglich [URL]https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=7308883[/URL] In the same lot, came another Aurelius, this one a provincial. It was much easier to figure out: [ATTACH=full]1444540[/ATTACH] [B]Marcus Aurelius Æ Diassarion Thessaly, Koinon of Thessaly[/B] [B] (160-180 A. D.)[/B] AVT M AVP A NTωNЄINOC, laureate head right / KOINON ΘЄCCAΛωN, Athena Itonia advancing right brandishing spear and holding shield. RPC IV.1, 4565 (temporary); (see notes) (8.70 grams / 24 x 23 mm) eBay Feb. 2022 [B]Attribution Notes:[/B] SNG Copenhagen 345; Rogers 95a; BMC 79 and 80α; BCD Thessaly II 960.3 Two denominations: [B]RPC IV.1 4565 (temporary) [/B](avg. 11.65 grams / 25 mm) [B]RPC IV.1 4567 (temporary) [/B](avg. 5.61 grams / 19 mm) Also wanted to mention I am finishing up a reread of [I]Marcus Aurelius: A Life[/I] by Frank McLynn. It is very opinionated, sometimes a bit bumptious, but I really like it a lot. [ATTACH=full]1444543[/ATTACH] [URL]https://www.amazon.com/Marcus-Aurelius-Life-Frank-McLynn/dp/0306819163/ref=pd_lpo_1?pd_rd_i=0306819163&psc=1[/URL][/QUOTE]
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