Marcus Aurelius, as Caesar (AD 161-180). AV aureus (19mm, 7.22 gm, 6h). NGC AU 5/5 - 3/5, Fine Style, edge filing. Rome, AD 145-146. AVRELIVS CAES-AR AVG PII F COS II, bare head of Marcus Aurelius right / VOTA PV-B-LICA, Faustina Junior (on left), standing facing, veiled head right, clasping hands with Marcus Aurelius (on right), standing facing, head left, wand in outstretched left hand; Concordia (in center), standing facing, head right between and behind them. RIC III (Antoninus Pius) 434. Calicó 2035. Firmly struck with dimensional portraiture and iridescent highlighting. From the Historical Scholar Collection; Ex Triton 4 (5 December 2000), lot 572 The reverse commemorates the marriage of the 24-year-old Caesar to the daughter of Antoninus Pius, securing the line of succession.

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