MACEDON, Amphipolis. Marcus Aurelius. As Caesar, AD 139-161. Æ (19mm, 5.21 g, 6h).Electronic Auction 480 Roman Provincial, Bronze Estimate: $ 100 |
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MACEDON, Amphipolis. Marcus Aurelius. As Caesar, AD 139-161. Æ (19mm, 5.21 g, 6h). Bare head right / Turreted Artemis Tauropolos standing facing, head left, holding long torch and branch. RPC IV.1 Online 4233 var. (obv. and rev. legends); AMNG III 82 var. (same); BMC 105 var. (same). Dark green to black patina with earthen highlights/deposits, smoothing. VF. Crude style, almost barbaric, resulting in blundered legends. |