Marcus Aurelius, as Caesar (AD 161-180). AV aureus (19mm, 7.33 gm, 5h). NGC MS 5/5 - 4/5, Fine Style. Rome, AD 145-147. AVRELIVS CAE-SAR AVG P II F COS II, bare head of Marcus Aurelius right / HILA-RI-TAS, Hilaritas standing facing, head left, grounded palm branch in right hand, cornucopia cradled in left arm. Calicó 1859. RIC III (Antoninus Pius) 432A. Fully struck from high-relief, artistic dies on a lightly toned flan with subdued cartwheel luster. Ex Collection of a Perfectionist (Leu Numismatik, Auction 93, 10 May 2005), lot 31; Münzen & Medaillen, Auction 37 (5 December 1968), lot 318. This issue was minted in honor of the marriage of Marcus Aurelius to Faustina Junior, the teenage daughter of Antoninus Pius and Faustina Senior. HID09801242017 © 2023 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved

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