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Aureus with bust of Marcus Aurelius, struck under Antoninus Pius
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 148–149
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 20.5 mm. Weight: 7.28 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number69.1055
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Marcus Aurelius, right.
AVRELIVSCAE SARAVGPIIF
Reverse: Fides stands right, holding two corn ears in right hand, dish of fruit on raised left.
TRPOTIII COSII
AVRELIVSCAE SARAVGPIIF
Reverse: Fides stands right, holding two corn ears in right hand, dish of fruit on raised left.
TRPOTIII COSII
ProvenanceBy 1956: with AG Leu & Co., Bahnhofstrasse 32, Zurich, Switzerland and Adolph Hess AG, Haldenstrasse 5, Lucerne, Switzerland (auction, Hotel Schweizerhof, Lucerne, March 27, 1956, lot 388); by 1969: with Bank Leu AG, Bahnhofstrasse 32, CH-8022 Zurich, Switzerland and Adolph Hess AG, Haldenstrasse 5 CH-6000 Lucerne, Switzerland (auction 41, Hotel Schweizerhof, Lucerne, April 24-25, 1969, lot 231); purchased on behalf of the MFA at auction 41 by Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; September 23, 1969: purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr.