Marcus Aurelius. As Caesar, AD 139-161. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.34 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, AD 145-147. AVRELIVS CAE SAR AVG PII F, bare head right / CO S II, Honos, togate, standing left, holding branch in right hand and cornucopia in left. RIC III 429a (Pius); Strack 155δο (Pius); RSC 110; BMCRE 595 (Pius). Deep iridescent toning. EF. Superior portrait in high relief.
From the Thomas A. Palmer Collection, purchased from David Herman, January 1989.