Obverse: AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F COS, Bare head of Marcus Aurelius facing right.

Reverse: HILARITAS S C, Hilaritas standing left, holding long palm and cornucopiae.

RIC: 1236. Sear: 4828. [Rome, AD 144].

Diameter: 26 mm. Weight: 11.2 g.

An excellent coin with a detailed portrait of the young Marcus Aurelius as Caesar, just 23 when this coin was struck. 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. This coin displays an exquisite patina with areas of bluish crystallisation.