- Choice Extremely Fine Roman Empire AE dupondius (= 1/2 sestertius) coin.
- Struck for Emperor Marcus Aurelius at the Rome Mint.
- Dated TR P XXVII = Dec 172 to Dec 173 CE.
- Superb portrait of Marcus wearing radiate crown!
- Approx. 24mm, 11.93g, RIC 1073 (rated as Scarce), Foss 47a (attributed to 172 CE).
- Historic commemorative issued to celebrate incidents in the Danubian campaigns: the siege works of the enemy destroyed by lightning, a miraculous cloudburst which saved the Roman army, and thanks of an Egyptian priest to Mercury.
- Certified by NGC to Ch XF, Strike 4/5, Surface 4/5 (high subgrades for AE).
- Obverse: M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXVII, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust facing right.
- Reverse: RELIG AVG IMP VI COS III S C, Mercury standing left, holding patera in right hand and caduceus in left hand.
- Mercury is a major god in Roman religion and mythology, being one of the 12 Dii Consentes within the ancient Roman pantheon. He is the god of financial gain, commerce, eloquence, messages, communication (including divination), travelers, boundaries, luck, trickery, and thieves; he also serves as the guide of souls to the underworld and the messenger of the gods.
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