+ Filters
New Search
Filters
Available Exact wording Only in the title
E-shopLoading...
GradeLoading...
PriceLoading...

v21_2605 - MARCUS AURELIUS Denier

MARCUS AURELIUS Denier  AU
MONNAIES 21 (2004)
Starting price : 250.00 €
Estimate : 450.00 €
unsold lot
Type : Denier
Date: c. 153-154
Mint name / Town : Roma
Metal : silver
Millesimal fineness : 850 ‰
Diameter : 18 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 3,32 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Flan irrégulier. Magnifique portrait, inhabituel. Revers de haut relief. Jolie patine de médaillier avec des reflets irisés

Obverse


Obverse legend : AVRELIVS CAES-AR AVG PII FIL.
Obverse description : Buste drapé, tête nue de Marc Aurèle César à droite, vu de trois quarts en arrière (O°21).
Obverse translation : “Aurelius Cæsar Augusti Pii Filius”, (Aurèle césar auguste fils d'Antonin le Pieux).

Reverse


Reverse legend : TR POT VIII - COS II.
Reverse description : Genius (Génie) de l'armée ou Marc Aurèle césar debout à gauche, lauré et vêtu militairement, tenant une aigle légionnaire de la main gauche et une patère de la main droite, et sacrifiant au-dessus d'un autel allumé.
Reverse translation : “Tribunicia Potestate octavum Consul iterum”, (revêtu de la huitième puissance tribunitienne, consul pour la deuxième fois).

Commentary


Portrait tout à fait inhabituel du césar qui a maintenant dépassé les trente ans.

Historical background


MARCUS AURELIUS

(139-03/17/180)

Caesar

Born on April 26, 121, Marc Aurèle lost his father at the age of 9. He is the grandson of Marcus Annius Verus, brother-in-law of Hadrian and related to Trajan, and the son of Domitia Lucilla, half-sister of Hadrian. He received a careful education with Herod Atticus and Fronton as teachers. In 135, he converted to stoicism, the source of his inspiration for writing the Pensées. After the death of Aelius, he is adopted by Antoninus, just like Lucius Verus, at the request of the dying Hadrian. After July 10, 138, he was engaged to Faustina, born in 128 or 132, whom he married in 145. Caesar from 139, wearing the consulate in 140, Marc Aurèle received tribunician power in 147 and succeeded Antoninus in 161.

cgbfr.com numismatists

SNENNP - CGB NumismaticsSNCAO - CGB NumismaticsBDM - CGB Numismatics
NGC - CGB NumismaticsPMG - CGB NumismaticsPMG - CGB Numismatics

cgb.fr uses cookies to guarantee a better user experience and to carry out statistics of visits.
To remove the banner, you must accept or refuse their use by clicking on the corresponding buttons.

x
Voulez-vous visiter notre site en Français https://www.cgb.fr