Marcus Aurelius - 161-180 AD - AR denar - IMP VIII COS III
M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXIII
Laureate head right
IMP VIII COS III
Victory advancing right, holding wreath and palm.
Weight: 2.72
Diameter: 19.2 mm
Marcus Aurelius was a Roman emperor from 161 to 180 and a Stoic philosopher. He was the last of the rulers known as the Five Good Emperors, and the last emperor of the Pax Romana, an age of relative peace and stability for the Roman Empire. He served as Roman consul in 140, 145, and 161