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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;RaceBannon, post: 1706314, member: 25357&quot;]Rounding out my &quot;5 good Emperors&quot; set.&nbsp; Funny story behind this one that involves some of the fine members of the CT community.&nbsp; I had purchased a coin on eBay which was mis-attributed as a Marcus Aurelius.&nbsp; It&#039;s posted earlier in this thread.&nbsp; Doug&#039;s experienced eye caught that it was a Commodus.&nbsp; Once I got the coin in hand, it was easy to determine that he&#039;s right, even though the legends are quite worn.&nbsp; I contacted the seller, he offered to return my money, but I liked the coin, told him I considered it an honest mistake, and kept the Commodus.</p><p><br /></p><p>My dilemma now was to find a nice Marcus Aurelius sestertius. I&nbsp; searched on line for a couple of weeks but had trouble finding a nice example with legible legends that wasn&#039;t seriously overpriced.&nbsp;&nbsp; I picked this one up at my local coin club meeting last night.&nbsp; Our local ancient dealer is acting president, and he gave me a fair deal on this coin.&nbsp; This is one hefty coin and it fits nicely into my collection. I also actually like the fact that it has centering divots on the reverse, although I understand the reason for these is still the subject of considerable debate. Now I just need Nerva to complete the set.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Marcus Aurelius</b>;180AD&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>AE Sestertius;&nbsp; 30mm/26.5g</p><p>OBV:&nbsp; DIVVS ANTONINVS PIVS; Bare head right</p><p>REV; CONSECRATIO, S C in exergue; Aurelius seated on eagle flying right, left leg wrapped around eagle&#039;s right wing, raising right hand &amp; cradling sceptre in left arm. Struck by Commodus after his death.&nbsp; (RIC 660, Sear 5984, Cohen 94)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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