Marcus Aurelius - I Need Help To Attribute, Please?

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Topcat7 Pillar of the Community 1121 Posts	Posted 08/02/2015 05:49 am I have this coin that I purchased some time ago as a "Marcus Aurelius as Caesar". It is Bronze; it measures 15 mm, and it weighs 4.9 gm. While I can find numerous busts of Marcus Aurelius that look similar, I cannot find a 'reverse' that has this legend - three rows of letters, similar to Nai CAMC? N? ?I? Can you help me, please? Report this Post to the Staff

pishpash Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 3626 Posts	Posted 08/02/2015 06:32 am Anything like this? http://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/inc...Default.aspx Report this Post to the Staff
FVRIVS RVFVS Pillar of the Community United States 3443 Posts	Posted 08/02/2015 08:07 am The bust is much too mature to be "as Caesar" My Greek is terrible but my eyes can still see ! I would bet money that this is as Augustus. Report this Post to the Staff
FVRIVS RVFVS Pillar of the Community United States 3443 Posts	Posted 08/02/2015 08:35 am I have a suspicion that the answer may be that the reverse legend is KAI. Caesarea (something) Someone read that as meaning Marcus "as Caesar" Report this Post to the Staff
Topcat7 Pillar of the Community 1121 Posts	Posted 08/02/2015 4:03 pm Thanks P.P., and F.R.. You have both given me something that I didn't have before. Now that you mention it, the first line could very well be "KAI", and P.P., the rest of your word "KAICARI" could be found at the start of the next line. But, where can we go from there? Report this Post to the Staff
Topcat7 Pillar of the Community 1121 Posts	Posted 08/02/2015 9:47 pm Thanks again to both of you. There you are, F.R. You were spot on. Augustus it is,(not Caesar). Not in 'Wildwinds'. See . . . . . . Edited by Topcat7 08/02/2015 10:31 pm Report this Post to the Staff
FVRIVS RVFVS Pillar of the Community United States 3443 Posts	Posted 08/02/2015 9:57 pm Always reassuring to find out that sometimes I am right about something ! The portraits of Marcus undergo a remarkable transformation as he ages. The young Marcus seems a rather handsome fellow. The older Marcus is more ...... Interesting looking ! Report this Post to the Staff
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