Marcus Aurelius, as Caesar, Æ Sestertius. Rome, AD 145. AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F COS II, bare head to left / VOTA PVBLICA, Aurelius standing facing, head to left, clasping hands with Faustina II, standing facing, head to right, Concordia between them; SC in exergue. RIC III 1253b (Pius); C. 1022; BMCRE 1787 (Pius). 23.83g, 32mm, 1h.
Very Fine. Very Rare.
Auctioned in association with and on behalf of Numismática Lucernae, Jaén;
Ex Auktionshaus H. D. Rauch GmbH, Auction 86, 12 May 2010, lot 854.
This type was issued to commemorate the marriage between Marcus Aurelius and Faustina Junior.