151 NGC XF Marcus Aurelius Roman Empire Caesar Denarius Genius Legions (25110402C)
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151 NGC XF Marcus Aurelius Roman Empire Caesar Denarius Genius Legions (25110402C)

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Extremely Fine Caesar Marcus Aurelius Roman Empire silver denarius coin. Minted at Rome during the reign of his adopted father, Emperor Antoninus Pius. Dated: TR POT VI COS II = 151/52 CE. Approx 18mm, 3.55g, RSC 645, RIC 453a (rated as Scarce). Superb portrait of Marcus with beard and moustache and detailed presentation of Genius of the Legions.   Certified by NGC to XF, Strike 5/5, Surface 3/5 marks. Obverse: AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII FIL, bare head facing right. Reverse: TR POT VI COS II, Genius Exercitus (of the Roman Legions) standing facing, head left, sacrificing from patera in right hand over lit altar at left, aquila in left hand.  Genius is the individual instance of a general divine nature that is present in every individual person, place, or thing. Much like a guardian angel, the genius would follow each man from the hour of his birth until the day he died.  Each individual place had a genius (genius loci) and so did powerful objects, such as volcanoes. The concept extended

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