Marcus Aurelius. As Caesar, AD 139-161. Æ Sestertius (29.5mm, 18.64 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 145. AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F COS II, bare head right / Minerva, wearing aegis, advancing right, brandishing spear with right hand and holding shield with left; S C flanking. RIC III 1244 (Pius) corr. (stylized aegis, not tree); Strack 962do; Banti 291; BMCRE 1776-7 (Pius) var. (bust type). VF, attractive brown surfaces.
