Bronze sestertius, 30.5 mm, 23.29 gm.
Obv. Laureate head of Marcus Aurelius right. Rev. Salus standing left, holding scepter and feeding from patera a serpent coiled around and rising from altar.
The adopted son of Antoninus Pius, Marcus Aurelius served as co-emperor with his adopted brother Lucius Verus. His reign was marked by constant warfare, plague and insurrection. A devoted stoic, his ‘Meditations’ are still widely read. He was the last of a string of five wise and virtuous emperors. He died on his camp bed along the Danube.
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