Marcus Aurelius Sestertius / Fides
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Marcus Aurelius. A.D. 161-180. Æ sestertius (33.0 mm, 20.52 g, 6 h). Rome, A.D. 171. IMP ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXV, laureate head right / FIDES EXERCITVM, S-C, Fides standing left, holding Victory and a legionary standard. RIC 998. aVF, flan crack.
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Marcus Aurelius. A.D. 161-180. Æ sestertius (33.0 mm, 20.52 g, 6 h). Rome, A.D. 171. IMP ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXV, laureate head right / FIDES EXERCITVM, S-C, Fides standing left, holding Victory and a legionary standard. RIC 998. aVF, flan crack.
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