Obverse: AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F, Marcus Aurelius, bareheaded, facing right.

Reverse: TR POT XIIII COS II, Mars, helmeted, in military dress, standing front, head left, holding inverted vertical spear in right hand and resting left on round shield set on ground.

RIC III Antoninus Pius 482. [Rome, AD 159-160].

Diameter: 19 mm. Weight: 3.3 g.

A beautiful silver denarius of Marcus Aurelius as Caesar under Antoninus Pius. Struck in Rome in AD 159-160. The obverse has a wonderful portrait of Marcus Aurelius aged 38. Known as the last of the "Five Good Emperors" as well as a writer and philosopher, his 'Meditations' are regarded by some as being amongst the greatest works of Western Philosophy. Sharp detail with attractive toning.