★ Unrecorded bust type for this issue ★

Marcus Aurelius AR Denarius, Minerva reverse

Marcus Aurelius (161-180 AD). AR Denarius (18-19 mm, 3.26 g), Rome, 176-180.
Obv. M AVREL ANTONINVS AVG, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right.
Rev. COS III P P, Minerva standing left, holding branch and spear, leaning on shield.
RIC 412var (laureate head only); BMC 694var (same).

Very rare. An apparently unrecorded bust type for this issue. Very fine.