Watch List notes:

The Roman Empire
Marcus Aurelius augustus, 161 – 180

Denarius 171, AR 3.73 g. M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXV Laureate head r. Rev. CO – S – III Jupiter seated l., holding thunderbolt and sceptre. C 113. BMC 534. RIC 227.
Wonderful old cabinet tone and extremely fine

Ex Haufhäuser 17, 2003, 352 and Helios 4, 2009, 482 sales. From the A. Lynn collection.
Marcus' beard remains long, with a strong moustache, a beard style he was to keep until his death. Even though his facial expression still changes from year to year, it is difficult to objectively define changes in his numismatic portraiture until his death. AMP.