MARCUS AURELIUS

Full name: Marcus Aurelius Antoninus

Roman Emperor: 161–180 AD

Dynasty: Nerva–Antonine dynasty

Silver Denarius, 3.56 g, 16.8 mm, Rome, circa 164–165 AD.

Obverse: ANTONINVS AVG ARMENIACVS. Laureate and cuirassed bust of Marcus Aurelius facing right.

Reverse: ARMEN P M TR P XVIII IMP II COS III. Armenia seated left in an attitude of mourning, resting her arm on a bow to the right; shield to the left, vexillum behind.

Legend translations.

ANTONINVS AVG ARMENIACVS — Antoninus Augustus Armeniacus. Antoninus Augustus, conqueror of Armenia.

ARMEN P M TR P XVIII IMP II COS III — Armenia, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate XVIII, Imperator II, Consul III. Armenia; Chief Priest, holder of tribunician power for the eighteenth time, acclaimed Imperator for the second time, and consul for the third time.