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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roerbakmix, post: 4960063, member: 100731&quot;]This one was in my mail a few days ago. It&#039;s a relatively scarce as of Marcus Aurelius, showing Tiber reclining (or is it Nylus?)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1192351[/ATTACH]</p><p>ROMAN IMPERIAL, Marcus Aurelius. Denomination: AE as, minted: Rome, Italy; 174-175 AD</p><p>Obv: M ANTONINVS AVG [TR P XXIX], Laureate head of Marcus Aurelius to the right</p><p>Rev: IMP VII COS III; in exergue: S C. Tiber reclining to the left, resting hand on boat.</p><p>Weight: 9.81g; Ø:23mm. Catalogue: RIC 11142, BMC 1498. Scarce. Provenance: ; acq.: 10-2020</p><p>From an auction description: On this type of Marcus Aurelius the figure of the river-god has been taken to be Tiber. However, coming as it does in a period of anxiety about the corn supply from Egypt during the rebellion of Cassius, it has also been suggested by Mattingly that the river-god might in fact be Nilus, though he lacks any distinguishing features to support this. It can be surmised though, that Tiber here is referencing the river itself and essential corn supply on which Rome relies.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1192352[/ATTACH] </p><p>ROMAN IMPERIAL, Marcus Aurelius. Denomination: AR Denarius, minted: Rome, Italy; 180 AD (under Comodus)</p><p>Obv: DIVVS M ANTONINVS PIVS: Head of Divus Marcus Aurelius, bare, right</p><p>Rev: CONSECRATIO: Eagle, standing right on bar, head left</p><p>Weight: 3.86g; Ø:18mm. Catalogue: RIC III 264. Provenance: Found near Tongeren (2017, Limburg, the Netherlands), ex private collection; acq.: 12-2018[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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