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170 NGC Ch XF Marcus Aurelius Denarius Roman Empire Jupiter Thunderbolt 5/5 5/5 (24120502C)

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  • Choice Extremely Fine Roman Empire silver denarius coin.
  • Struck for Emperor Marcus Aurelius at the Rome Mint.
  • Approx. 18mm, 3.22g, RIC 227, RSC 118.
  • Dated denarius TR P XXV = Dec 170 to Dec 171 CE.
  • Well struck with great portrait and detailed figure of Jupiter.
  • Certified by NGC to Ch XF Strike 5/5 Surface 5/5 (rare max subgrades).
  • Obverse: M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXV, mature laureate head right with full beard.  
  • Reverse: COS III, Jupiter seated left holding thunderbolt and scepter.
  • Jupiter is the king of the gods in Roman mythology. He was the god of the sky and thunder. The Romans attributed Jupiter with all the powers of the heavens namely rain, thunder, and his primary weapon, lightning.