- Very Fine Roman Empire silver denarius coin.
- Struck for Caesar Marcus Aurelius at the Rome Mint during the reign of Emperor Antoninus Pius.
- Dated TR POT III COS II = 148 to 149 CE.
- RIC ---, RSC 618d, 3.36g, approx 17mm.
- Caesar was used by emperors to designate their heirs, who would later adopt the title of Augustus when they became emperor. The title originated from the cognomen of Julius Caesar.
- Very Rare youthful left facing portrait (with modest facial hair).
- Certified by NGC to 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.
- Minerva was the Roman goddess of wisdom, medicine, commerce, handicrafts, poetry, the arts in general, and later, war. Considered the daughter of Jupiter, from whose head she was born, the goddess was first worshipped in Rome as one of the Capitoline Triad along with Jupiter and Juno.
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