Marcus Aurelius as Caesar. Denarius; Marcus Aurelius as Caesar; 139-161 AD, Rome, 151-2 AD, Denarius, 3.55g. BM-703, C-19, RIC-448b. Obv: AVRELIVS CAESAR - ANTONINI AVG PII FIL Bare head r. Rx: CLEM in exergue, TR POT III - COS II around, Clementia standing r., head l., holding patera and drawing out drapery from legs. From the Philip Ashton Collection, ex Berk 109, 20 July 1999, lot 310. Scarce: only ten specimens in Reka Devnia hoard. Because Marcus resigned his tribunician power for over two years between 148/9 and 151 AD, he struck coins dated TR POT III for a full three years, according to an unpublished discovery of C. Clay's.. EF
Estimate: $385