Caption

Dupondius depicting head of young Marcus Aurelius bare to right; legend 'AVRELIVS CAE - SAR AVG PII' around. Reverse: Minerva standing right, holding spear in raised right hand and resting left on a shield on the ground; legend 'R POT - COS - II' around, 'S - C' in fields. Minted 146–147 CE, Roman Empire (Rome). Bronze coin, diameter 26.0 mm, weight 13.90 g, axis 330°.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A70_115

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 bare right legend Avrelivs Cae - Sar Avg Pii Reverse Minerva standing holding spear raised right hand resting left shield ground R Pot - Cos - Ii S - C fields Minted 146–147 CE Roman Empire Rome Bronze coin diameter 26.0 mm weight 13.90 g axis 330° circular metal object raised profile person facing showing curly hair beard visible contours neck shoulder surface worn textured appearance areas patina discoloration predominant colors dark brown black spots lighter brown greenish corrosion faint reddish tones places edges slightly irregular background object white.