Caption

denarius, Marcus Aurelius (121–180; Roman emperor 161–180); busts; Salus feeding the snake; Salus (personification); imperial iconography. Obverse: M AN NINVS AVG TR P XX III — head of Marcus Aurelius with laurel wreath, facing right; pearl border. Reverse: SALVTI AVG COS III — Salus facing left, feeding a snake coiled around an altar with a patera in her right hand and holding a scepter in her left; pearl border. Date: 168–169. Roman Empire (27 BC–476). Rome. Coin. Weight: 3.15 g.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A51_094

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Keywords

denarius Marcus Aurelius 121–180 Roman emperor 161–180 busts Salus feeding snake Salus personification imperial iconography Obverse M Ninvs Avg Tr P Xx Iii head laurel wreath facing right pearl border Reverse Salvti Avg Cos Iii facing left feeding snake coiled altar patera right hand holding scepter Date 168–169 Roman Empire 27 Bc–476 Rome Coin Weight 3.15 g worn round metallic coin raised profile bearded head right showing curly hair wreath laurel- band coin surface textured worn relief small scratches metal silver-gray darker gray patina brownish spots background plain white.