AELIUS. 136-138 AD. AE As. Rome mint.
Obv. L AELIVS CAESAR. Bare head right.
Rev. TR POT COS II /PANN / PANNONIA / S-C.
Pannonia standing left with vexillum.
13.00g, 26mm. RIC 1073; C. 33.
Beautiful Brown Patina. Choice Very Fine!
In 136, Aelius was adopted by an aging and ailing Hadrian and made caesar,
successor to the throne. He had no military experience but had served as a senator
and had powerful political connections. He was known for luxurious taste, an
extravagant lifestyle, but also poor health. He was never to become emperor, dying
before Hadrian, on 1 January 138.
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