Obverse of Marcus Aurelius Silver Denarius
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163 - Coin of the Year - 163 A.D.
Silver Denarius of Marcus Aurelius
The coin shown is a silver denarius of Marcus Aurelius.
Bare headed portrait, with curly hair and beard, facing right, with the legend M ANTONINUS AUG IMP II.
The reverse shows Providence holding globe and cornucopiae, with the legend PROV D FOR TRP (XVII or XVIII possibly XVIIII) COS III.
These titles date this coin to 163, assuming that the failure to mention ARMENIACUS eliminates the possibility of 164 AD.
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Reverse of Marcus Aurelius Silver Denarius
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