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Rome, 9.11.2021
Dear,
the significant elements concerning the coin above are
shown below:
Denarius1, mint of
Rome, 170 A. D.2, Ric III
226 (page 230), BMC IV
531 (page 460), Cohen
III 979 (page 97), rarity index
"C".
Summary description:
D. M ANTONINVS AVG -
TR P XXIIII3.
Marcus Aurelius, laureate head right.
R. VICT AVG - COS III4. Victory advancing left
holding wreath and palm.
The search on the web for coins of the type of
figure gave rise to the following results:
- https://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/marcus_aurelius/RIC_0226.jpg
Marcus Aurelius, Struck 169-170 AD, AR denarius
3.06g, 18.12mm. M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXIII,
laureate head right. VICT AVG COS III, Victory
advancing left holding wreath and palm. RIC III
226; Sear - (cf 4953 holding trophy); RSC 979b;
BMC 531. Used with permission of TimeLine
Originals (www.time-lines.co.uk), September, 2009.
- https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=3816472
CGB.fr http://www.cgbfr.com/ Internet Auction
Janvier 2017 419134 31.01.2017. Beschreibung:
MARCUS AURELIUS. Type: Denier Date: 01-04/166
Date: 170 Mint name / Town: Rome. Metal: silver.
Millesimal fineness: 800‰. Diameter: 20mm.
Orientation dies: 6h. Weight: 2,43g. Rarity: R1
Officine: 6e. Obverse legend: M ANTONINVS AVG - TR
P XXIIII. Obverse description: Tête laurée de Marc
Aurèle à droite (O*). Obverse translation: “Marcus
Antoninus Augustus Tribunicia Potestate quartum
vicesimum”, (Marc Antonin auguste revêtu de la
vingt-quatrième puissance tribunitienne). Reverse
legend: VICT AVG - COS III. Reverse description:
Victoria (la Victoire) drapée, marchant à gauche,
tenant une couronne de la main droite tendue et
une palme de la main gauche. Reverse translation:
“Victoria Augusti Tribunicia Potestate vicesimum
Consul tertium”, (La Victoire de l’auguste, revêtu
de la vingtième puissance tribunicienne, consul
pour la troisième fois). Catalogue references:
RIC.226 - C.979 - BMC/RE.531 - RSC.979 - MRK.- -
RCV.4953 (140$) - MIR.18/197 /4-30. Grade: MS/AU.
- https://www.noble.com.au/auctions/lot/?id=404262
Lot 4776 Session 16 (9.30am Friday 23rd November)
Roman Silver & Bronze Coins - Roman Imperial
Estimate $150. Bid at live.noble.com.au. SOLD
$100MARCUS AURELIUS, (A.D. 161-180), silver
denarius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 170, (3.25g),
obv. laureate head of Marcus Aurelius to right,
around M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXIIII, rev. around
IMP VI COS III, Victory walking to left, holding
wreath and palm, (S.4953, BMC 531, RIC 226, RSC
979b). Toned, extremely fine and scarce.
Ex Dr V.J.A.Flynn Collection and previously CNG
Coin Shop #873813.
- vcoins
81.38€ Rates for: 11/08/21 Marcus Aurelius AR
Denarius. Rome Mint 169-170 AD. Obverse: M
ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXIIII, laureate head right.
Reverse: VICT AVG COS III, Victory advancing left
holding wreath & palm. RIC: 226, RSC 979b.
Size: 18mm, 2.90g. Numismatic Notes: A scarce
type! Some scratching on the reverse.
- https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_R-14094
Description Silver coin. Head of Marcus Aurelius,
laureate, right. Victory advancing left, holding
wreath in right hand and palm-branch in left hand
over left. Production date 169-170. Production
place Minted in: Rome (city). Materials silver.
Dimensions Die-axis: Die-axis: 6 o'clock Weight:
3.21g.
- https://www.romancoinshop.com/en/marcus-aurelius-victory-(me2182)/
Marcus Aurelius - VICTORY (ME2182). Marcus
Aurelius - VICTORY (ME2182) Product Code: VICT AVG
COS III Availability: Sold 65.00€ Description
MARCUS AURELIUS (161-180). Denarius. Rome. Obv:
ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXIIII. Laureate head right.
Rev: VICT AVG COS III. Victory advancing left with
wreath and palm. RIC 226. Condition: Very fine.
Weight: 3,36g. Diameter: 17mm.
Coming to conclusions, within the limits allowed by a
remote examination, the general and style
characteristics of the coin reflect those of the
authentic specimens of the period. The physical
characteristics (weight, diameter, reaction to the
magnet) are missing, which is why a comparative
examination with the authentic coins of the period is
not possible. The coin, without frame, if authentic,
has, in my opinion, a market value of about € 60.
However, if the hooks in the frame had changed the
surface state of the coin, its market value would have
to be revised.
Best regards.
Giulio De Florio
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Notes:
(1) Denarius
(silver, millesimal fineness: 800‰). According to
BMC, the average weight of Marcus Aurelius denarii
is 3,21g (average on 639 denarii). I collect in
the table below the physical characteristics of
denarii of the type of figure present in the links above:
| Reference |
Weight(g) |
Diameter(mm) |
Die
axis(h) |
| Link1 |
3,06 |
- |
18,12 |
| Link2 |
2,43 |
6 |
20 |
| Link3 |
3,25 |
- |
- |
| Link4 |
2,90 |
- |
18 |
| Link5 |
3,21 |
6 |
- |
| Link6 |
3,36 |
- |
17 |
Since there is no information about the physical
characteristics of the sample under examination
(weight, diameter, coin axis, reaction to the
magnet), it will not be possible to carry out a
comparative examination with the authentic coins of
the period.
(2) On 1.12.170A.D. Marcus
Aurelius was invested for the 24th time with the
powers of tribune (TRP XXIIII), powers that would be
renewed every 12 months until his death.
(3) M ANTONINVS AVG - TR P XXIIII
(Marcus ANTONINVS AVGvstvs TRibunicia Potestate
XXIIII).
Marcus Annius Verus, this was the birth name of
Marcus Aurelius, was born in Rome in 121 A.D. by his
father Annius Verus, praetor and brother-in-law of
Antoninus Pius. After the death of his father,
Marcus received from Hadrian, who had esteem for
him, the appellative of "Verissimus" and, at the
same time in which Hadrian adopted Antoninus Pius,
he was by Antoninus Pius adopted jointly with Lucius
Verus; the line of succession, however, was
pre-established, in fact in 138 he alone was
elevated to the rank of Caesar and then of Consul.
At that point he took the name of Marcus Aelius
Aurelius, since Aelius was the family name of
Hadrian and Aurelius the family name of Antoninus
Pius. In 145, at the time of his second consulate,
Marcus strengthened his bond with Antoninus Pius by
marrying his daughter, Anna Faustina. In 147 he was
invested for the first time with the Tribunicia
Potestas. When, on the death of Antoninus Pius in
161, Marcus Aurelius was elevated to the rank of
Augustus, he wanted his adoptive brother Lucius
Verus as co-regent. To underline the sense of
political continuity in the succession, Marcus
abandoned his family name, Annius, to take only that
of Marcus Aurelius Antoninus. In 163 M. Statius
Priscus, governor of Cappadocia, invaded Armenia
destroying the capital Artaxata, which earned Lucius
Verus the title of Armeniacus, also recognized to
Marcus Aurelius the following year. In the course of
165 the campaign undertaken against the Parthians
saw the success of the Roman army and the
destruction of capital Ctesiphon so that, in the
course of 166, Marcus Aurelius was able to boast the
title of Parthicus Maximus on the coins. In 166
Marcus Aurelius took part with Lucius Verus in the
triumph decreed by the Senate in favor of the
victors. In 169, after the death of Verus, he
remained the only Augustus. He spent the rest of his
life fighting along the Danube. In 177 Marcus
received the title of Fatherland Father. He died in
180 leaving the reins of the empire in the hands of
his son Commodus who three years earlier had been
raised to the rank of Augustus and co-regent, at the
age of only sixteen.
(4) VICT AVG - COS III (VICToria
AVGusta COnSul III). In 170 A.D. the victory on the
Danube against Langobardi was celebrated with the
monetary issue of the figure. |
