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<p>[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 4069693, member: 85693"]Welcome to the ancient side of things! I found a Marcus Aurelius denarius with Concordia on the reverse and TRP XVI - maybe the same?</p><p><br /></p><p>Doug's looks to be XVII...so yes, the varieties can be rather extensive, and hard to spot at first. There are other differences too, but I'll let you mull them over - that's what makes it fun<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie59" alt=":joyful:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Sorry for the lousy pics - seller's photos from an old eBay auction:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1063699[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Marcus Aurelius Denarius</b></p><p><b>(161-162 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Rome Mint </b></p><p>IMP M AVREL ANTONINVS AVG, bare head right / CONCORD AVG TR P XVI, COS III in ex, Concordia seated left, holding patera and resting elbow on small statue of Spes, cornucopiae below seat.</p><p>RIC 35.</p><p>(2.82 grams / 17 mm)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 4069693, member: 85693"]Welcome to the ancient side of things! I found a Marcus Aurelius denarius with Concordia on the reverse and TRP XVI - maybe the same? Doug's looks to be XVII...so yes, the varieties can be rather extensive, and hard to spot at first. There are other differences too, but I'll let you mull them over - that's what makes it fun:joyful: Sorry for the lousy pics - seller's photos from an old eBay auction: [ATTACH=full]1063699[/ATTACH] [B]Marcus Aurelius Denarius (161-162 A.D.) Rome Mint [/B] IMP M AVREL ANTONINVS AVG, bare head right / CONCORD AVG TR P XVI, COS III in ex, Concordia seated left, holding patera and resting elbow on small statue of Spes, cornucopiae below seat. RIC 35. (2.82 grams / 17 mm)[/QUOTE]
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