COINS OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE.
MARCUS AURELIUS, AD 161-180. Aureus, 162-163. AV 7.29 g. .M.ANTONINVS AVG Laureate and draped bust r., seen from rear. Rev. SALVTI AVGVSTOR TR P XVII/COS III Salus, wearing long dress, standing facing, head turned l., feeding out of patera in her outstretched r. hand snake erect, coiled round altar. Calicó I, 352, 1919a; RIC 219, 74.
Extremely fine
Provenance:
Dr. K. Conzen (1925-1997) collection, acquired on 7 February 1972 from Münzhandlung Dr. Busso Peus Nachf., Francfort
Auction F.R. Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Osnabrück 397 (2023), 2721.