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Denarius of Marcus Aurelius
Obverse: Head of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, right. Reverse: Defeated Armenia seated on ground left, left hand on bow; vexillum (military standard) and shield to left.
This is an honorific coin celebrating Lucius Verus’ capture of Artaxata, the capital of Armenia, in 163 CE as part of the larger war between Rome and the Parthian Empire. Although Verus assumed the honorific title Armeniacus in 163, Marcus Aurelius didn’t assume it until the following year.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Mrs. Sidney C. Doolittle, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1974, by gift.
Geographies
Italy, Rome (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Max diam: 11/16 in. (1.73 cm): axis: 12:00
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Sidney C. Doolittle, 1974
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
59.769