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As of Marcus Aurelius

Roman (Artist)
161-162 CE (Roman Imperial)
bronze; struck

Obverse: Head of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, right; beaded border. Reverse: Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, togate, standing facing each other and clasping hands; beaded border.
Lucius Verus and Marcus Aurelius were co-emperors from 161-169 CE.

Inscription

[Inscription, Latin; obverse] IMP(erator) CAES(ar) M(arcus) AVREL(ius) ANTONINVS AVG(ustus) P(ontifex) M(aximus) [Translation] Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus, pontifex maximus [Inscription, Latin; reverse] CONCORD(ia) AVGVSTOR(um) TR(ibunicia) P(otestas) XVI; in exergue, CO(n)S(ul) III [Translation] Unity of the emperors, with tribunician power for the sixteenth time; consul for the third time

Provenance
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Harold Landon, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1943, by gift.

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Geographies

Italy, Rome (Place of Origin)

Measurements

Max diam: 1 1/16 in. (2.71 cm); axis: 11:00

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. Harold Landon, 1943

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

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59.651

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