Caption

Dupondius depicting head of young Marcus Aurelius without a covering, with drapery on the left shoulder, facing right; legend AVRELIVS CAE - SAR AVG PII F around. Reverse: Virtus stands left, holding a parade dagger (parazonium) in his outstretched right hand and a spear in his left; marks S - I I and S - C in fields. Issuers: Marcus Aurelius (121–180, Roman emperor 161–180; caesar 139–161) and Antoninus Pius (86–161, Roman emperor 138–161). Iconography includes Roman deities, personifications, spears, parazonium, Virtus. Date ca. 145–147. Roman Empire, Rome. Coin: dupondius; diameter 25.5–26.0 mm, weight 12.28 g, axis 0°.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A70_113

License type

Rights managed

Available size

58.0Mb (3.3Mb) / 15.0in x 15.0in / 4504 x 4504 (300dpi)

Keywords

Dupondius depicting head young Marcus Aurelius covering drapery left shoulder facing right legend AVRELIVS CAE - SAR AVG PII F Reverse Virtus stands left holding parade dagger parazonium outstretched right hand spear marks S - I I S - C fields Issuers Marcus Aurelius 121–180 Roman emperor 161–180 caesar 139–161 Antoninus Pius 86–161 138–161 Iconography includes Roman deities personifications spears Date ca 145–147 Roman Empire Rome Coin dupondius diameter 25.5–26.0 mm weight 12.28 g axis 0° round worn coin raised profile person's head facing right showing curly hair facial features low relief coin's surface uneven textured signs wear corrosion coin shades brown dark brown nearly black areas slightly lighter brown highlights raised parts background plain white.