- 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.
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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.