176-180 AD., Marcus Aurelius, Rome mint, Denarius, RIC 424 var.
Marcus Aurelius, Rome mint, 176-180 AD.,
Denarius (ø 17-18 mm / 3,08 g), silver, axes about medal alignment ↑↑ (ca. 340°),
Obv.: M ANTONI - NVS AVG , laureate and cuirassed bust of Marcus Aurelius right, seen from behind.
Rev.: COS III - P P , Annona standing l. between modius with grain-ears and ship, holding two grain-ears and cornucopia.
unlisted, cf. RIC III, p. 246, 424 (laureate head r.) ; cf. Coh. 151 .
Rare cuirassed bust variant
According Curtis Clay only two other coins like this one had been in the market during the last years (in 2002 and 2005).