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171 NGC Ch F Marcus Aurelius Sestertius Roman Empire Roma Medusa Shield Victory (25012803C)

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  • Choice Fine Roman Empire bronze sestertius coin.
  • Struck for Emperor Marcus Aurelius at the Rome Mint.
  • Approx. 34mm, 24.05g, RIC 1034 (rated as Scarce).
  • Dated Sestertius: TR P XXVI = Dec 171 to Dec 172 CE.
  • Well struck with superb mature portrait.
  • Certified by NGC to Ch F (appears to be conservatively graded, obverse looks Very Fine).
  • Obverse: M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXVI, laureate draped bust right.  
  • Reverse: IMP VI COS III S C, Roma seated left holding Victory and spear, below a shield decorated with the Medusa head.
  • Roma was a female deity who personified the city of Rome and more broadly, the Roman state. She embodied Rome in complex ways and symbolized the ideal woman in society.