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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     783899 Type:     Roman Imperial Issuer:     Marcus Aurelius Date Ruled:     AD 139-180 Metal:     Gold Denomination:     Aureus Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     AD 161 Diameter:     19 mm Weight:     7.32 g Die Axis:     6 h Obverse Legend:     IMP CAES M AVREL ANTONINVS AVG Obverse Description:     Bare-headed and cuirassed bust right Reverse Legend:     CONCORDIAE AVGVSTOR TR P XV / COS III Reverse Description:     Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, standing facing each other, clasping right hands, one holding roll in left hand Exergue:     COS III Mint:     Rome Primary Reference:     RIC III 0009 Reference2:     Calicó 1823 Reference3:     MIR 18, 15-2/15 Reference4:     cf. BMCRE p. 386 note; Cohen 71 Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=99765 Grade:     FDC, lightly toned Notes:     Exceptional high-relief portrait. Ex Tkalec (29 February 2000), lot 277.On the death of Antoninus Pius in 161, Marcus Aurelius created Lucius Verus co-emperor with tribunician power. For the first time the imperial powers, except for the position of pontifix maximus, were fully shared between two persons. The reverse type of this issue, employed on coins of both Aurelius and Verus, commemorates the union of these two emperors and the concord that their joint rule would bring to the empire.

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