{"product_id":"159-ngc-ch-xf-marcus-aurelius-caesar-roman-empire-denarius-mars-rare-cos-ii-desig-iii-25112901c","title":"159 NGC Ch XF Marcus Aurelius Caesar Roman Empire Denarius Mars Rare COS II DESIG III (25112901C)","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" face=\"Arial\"\u003eChoice Extremely Fine \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" face=\"Arial\"\u003eRoman Empire silver denarius coin.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003eStruck for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0039f3;\"\u003eCaesar Marcus Aurelius\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eat the Rome Mint during the reign of his adopted father Emperor Antoninus Pius. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0039f3;\"\u003eDated: TR POT XIIII COS II DESIG III = 159 to 160 CE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0039f3; font-size: x-large;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRare transitional \u003cspan\u003eCOS II to COS III \u003c\/span\u003ereverse legend, exists for only one reverse type for TR POT XIIII.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003eRIC 486, RSC 765, 3.40g, approx. 18mm.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" face=\"Arial\"\u003eWell struck with appealing portrait of Marcus Aurelius.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" face=\"Arial\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCertified by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0039f3;\"\u003eNGC to Ch XF,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0039f3;\"\u003eStrike 5\/5 Surface 4\/5 (very high subgrades)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003eObverse: AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F, bare head right.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" face=\"Arial\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReverse: \u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0039f3;\"\u003eTR POT XIIII COS II DESIG III\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, Mars standing front, head left, holding inverted spear and resting hand on shield\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMars was the god of war and also an agricultural guardian, a combination characteristic of early Rome. 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