Description
Marcus Aurelius (AD 161-180).
As Caesar under Antoininus Pius.
Gold Aureus, mint of Rome, AD 145-146.
Obverse: AVERLIVS CAES-AR AVG PII F COM, bare head of Marcus Aurelius facing right.
Reverse: Marcus Aurelius (right), clasping hands with Faustina (left), Concordia standing between them.
(RIC 434; C. 1021; Calico 2035).
Extremely Fine. Very Rare reverse type and a superbly engraved portrait of the young Marcus Aurelius. Some original mint lustre remaining in protected areas of the fields.
7.26g.
