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Silver Denarius - Æ 18-19 mm - 5 grams - Die axis 11:00 - RIC 273 - Struck AD dec. 172 -
dec. 173. |
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M ANTONINVS AVG TRP XXVII (Marcus Antoninus Augustus Tribunicia Potestate XXVII -
M.A. Augustus, Holder of the Tribunician Power for the 17th time). Bearded emperor with laurel crown
facing right. XXVII => TRP XX = dec 165 - dec 166 => TRP XXVII = dec 172 - dec 173. |
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IMP VI COS III (Imperator Sextus Consul Tertius - Emperor 6th time, Consul 3rd time).
Victory, dressed & winged, marching rightwards, holding (laurel) crown in front of her with her right arm. With left arm (at back) holding a war trophy. |
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This is, together with my silver Augustus, my first coin I bought. For a relatively low price I
'owned' two history makers ! For al long time now I have a deep interest in M.A. and have read
his musings several times. I found his portraiture in the 'Gladiator' movie quite a good one.
Though you can ofcourse argue about the wisdom in making your son (Commodus) caesar at 13,5 when a
boy is still early in his formative years. One can then easily imagine the young caesar getting so
early in life used to real power that it corrupted him more than his father knew. Minted in
Rome.
Obv. : Very good - Rev. : Very good. |
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