Marcus Aurelius. Sestertius; Marcus Aurelius; 161-180 AD, Rome, 166 AD, Sestertius, 25.52g. BM-1289, C-807, RIC-931. Obv: M - AVREL ANTO]NINVS [AVG - AR]M PARTH [M]AX Head laureate r. Rx: TR POT XX - IMP IIII COS III S - C Victory, naked to waist, standing l., head r., holding palm branch and shield inscribed VIC / PAR that is set atop palm tree. The same type also occurs in two other varieties, the differences overlooked in the standard catalogues, namely with Victory standing properly right, weight on right rather than left leg, Berk cc95063, April 2020; and with Victory standing right, but with right arm not lowered and holding palm branch, but bent to inscribe shield, BMC-1290, pl. 79.6.Exquisite portrait with reflective fields. MS