Moneta
Registered: August 2005 Location: Arizona USA Posts: 2,362
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AE Sestertius of Marcus Aurelius, 170 - 171 A.D. OB: M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXV; Rx: IMP VI COS III, Victory standing right fixing a shield to a palm tree - the shield inscribed VIC GER for victory over Germania. Marcus Aurelius spent a major portion of his time battling various Germanic tribes attempting to cross the Rhine and the Limes to cross into Gaul. I believe in this case it was a large gathering of the Marcomanni tribe of Celts. RIC III 1001.
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