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pdg Valued Member New Zealand 89 Posts	Posted 09/04/2021 05:55 am This denarius (?) came with a card identifying it as Marcus Aurelius but it also named Antonius Pius. I've looked at images of both and the inscription seems to fit the former better but I really don't know. I'm more confident of Honos, or what's left of him, on the reverse. Diameter roughly 18mm. Thank you! Report this Post to the Staff

travelcoin Pillar of the Community United States 1120 Posts	Posted 09/04/2021 08:34 am Probably something like this (reverse hard to make out) Marcus Aurelius, as Caesar, Denarius. 144 AD. AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F, bare-head right / COS DES II, Honos standing left, holding branch and cornucopiae. Report this Post to the Staff
JohnConduitt Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 725 Posts	Posted 09/04/2021 09:42 am The mention of Antoninus Pius is probably due to the legend. AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F (Aurelius Caesar, Augusti Pii Filius) means 'Aurelius Caesar, son of emperor (Antoninus) Pius'. In other words, Marcus Aurelius was Caesar while his 'father' Antoninus Pius was Augustus. The lone 'I' at the end of the legend on the reverse suggests the full legend would be 'COS II' and this is RIC III Antoninus Pius 429A, AD145-160: AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F; Head of Marcus Aurelius, bare, right. COS II; Honos, togate, standing left, holding up branch in right hand and cornucopiae in left. http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.3.ant.429A Edited by JohnConduitt 09/04/2021 09:54 am Report this Post to the Staff
pdg Valued Member New Zealand 89 Posts	Posted 09/04/2021 6:50 pm Great, thanks travelcoin/JohnConduitt for clearing that up! I gather the COS II means he served as Consul twice but none of my googling thus far has told me what a Consul did, expect that it was a high position in the Empire. Report this Post to the Staff
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