Currency, Marcus Aurelius, Sestertius, 158-159, Rome, Very rare, Fine+, Bronze. Head of Marcus Aurelius, bare, facing right. Virtus, standing right, left foot on helmet, holding a spear and a parazonium. Very rare sestertius struck by Antoninus Pius with the effigy of Marcus Aurelius as Caesar. Only one specimen is known in a public collection (British Museum) and only one sale is known with this type of obverse (head and not bust) in the last 20 years.
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