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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
ANCIENT - ROMAN EMPIRE (1st CENT BC - 5th CENT AD) ROMAN EMPIRE Mar. Aurelius, AD 161-180 |
| Item Description: |
AR Denarius shield on palm tree rv Victory w/VIC PAR |
| Full Grade: |
NGC AU Strike: 5/5 Surface: 4/5 |
| Owner: |
PAL Collection |
Owner Comments:
This coin commemorates the Roman victory in the war with the Parthian Empire over Armenia and Upper Mesopotamia in 161-166 AD. Althougth the Romans won the war, their returning army brought back a pandemic known as the Antonine Plague. The plague significantly depopulated the entire Roman Empire.