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Marcus Aurelius Denarius (CE 161-180)

Coin specifications

Roman Imperial

Denarii funded frontier campaigns during the Marcomannic Wars; Securitas types reassured citizens during plague and conflict.

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Marcus Aurelius (161-180), Denarius, Rome, AD 175; AR (3.29 gm; mm 19; h 6); M - ANTONINVS AVG - GERM SARM RIC 325; C 587.Gvf.

laureate head r.

SECVRIT PVB TR P XXIX IMP VIII COS III, Securitas seated l. on throne, holding sceptre.

Major events happening around the time this piece was struck.

175 CE

Pax Romana
27 BCE – 180 CE
Two centuries of relative peace across the Roman Empire enabled trade, urban growth, and the wide circulation of imperial silver denarii.
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Antonine Plague
165 CE – 180 CE
A devastating pandemic swept the empire during Marcus Aurelius' reign, straining the army and economy while denarii still paid frontier troops.
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Marcomannic Wars
166 CE – 180 CE
Marcus Aurelius spent much of his reign fighting Germanic tribes along the Danube. Victory and security types appear on his denarii.
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