148/9 Marcus Aurelius Denarius Rare Portrait Roman Empire NGC Ch VF (18032903C) Shilling 1790s Mint State Uncirculated Middlesex

1790s Mint State Uncirculated Middlesex

Reverse: Tyche reclining left on couch

Obverse: Shield of Arms

Reverse features Southern Cross Star formation

Victory was the personification of military triumph by the Roman Legions

148/9 Marcus Aurelius Denarius Rare Portrait Roman Empire NGC Ch VF (18032903C) Shilling 1790s Mint State Uncirculated MiddlesexRome: denarius, 3. 11g, A. D. 148 9, RIC , RSC 618d. Silver denarius of Marcus Aurelius as Caesar under Antoninus Pius. Rare left bare head portrait, portrait type not listed in RIC. Left facing portraits on 2nd century occur typically only on the gold aureus. Certified by NGC to Ch VF. Obverse: AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F, bare head LEFT. Reverse: TR POT III COS II, Minerva helmeted standing right holding spear and resting left hand on shield.