Marcus Aurelius, AE As. 9.87 grams; 24.35 mm. 155-156 AD.

Obv: AVRELIVS CAES (ANTON AVG PII F (or similar)), bare head
Rev: TR POT X COS II, S-C, Minerva standing left, holding spear and owl; shield resting against her leg. 

RIC III 1325-1326 var (unlisted as an As for any year after POT VIII. Listed only as a Sestertius.)

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