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ID:     77000941
Type:     Roman Imperial
Issuer:     Marcus Aurelius
Date Ruled:     AD 161-180
Metal:     Gold
Denomination:     Aureus
Struck / Cast:     struck
Date Struck:     AD 161-162
Weight:     7.30 g
Die Axis:     5 h
Obverse Legend:     IMP M AVREL ANTONINVS AVG P M
Obverse Description:     Bare-headed, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind
Reverse Legend:     SALVTI AVGVSTOR TR P XVI / COS III
Reverse Description:     Salus standing left, feeding out of patera in right hand snake coiled around altar, and holding scepter in left hand
Exergue:     COS III
Mint:     Rome
Primary Reference:     RIC III 0056
Reference2:     Calicó 1912
Reference3:     BMCRE P. 410, * var. (not draped)
Reference4:     Cohen 554; MIR 18, 038-2/17
Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group
Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=115364
Grade:     Superb EF, lustrous
Notes:     Boldly struck on both sides.