Marcus Aurelius. As Caesar, AD 139-161. AV Aureus (18mm, 7.25 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, AD 145-147. AVRELIVS CAE SAR AVG PII F COS II, bare head right / HILA RI TAS, Hilaritas, draped, standing left, holding long palm frond in right hand and cornucopia in left. RIC III 432a (Pius); Calicó 1860 (same obv. die as illustration; same rev. die as Calicó 1860a; BMCRE 606 (Pius); Adda 264; Biaggi 850 (same obv. die). A few minor scratches, thin obverse die breaks. Near EF.
From the Conti Collection. Ex Cederlind BBS 153 (16 November 2009), lot 249.