145 NGC AU Marcus Aurelius Caesar Roman Empire Denarius Honos (20042702C)

145 NGC AU Marcus Aurelius Caesar Roman Empire Denarius Honos (20042702C)Almost Uncirculated Roman Empire silver denarius coin. Struck for Marcus Aurelius as Caesar under Emperor Antoninus Pius at the Rome Mint. RIC 429a, RSC 110, approx 18mm. Dated COS II = 145 6 CE. Superb portrait of this Prince and heir to the Empire. Certified by NGC to AU (Brushed), well struck and nicely detailed youthful portrait with the start of facial hair present. Don't see the applicability of "brushed", if it exists it is superficial.

• Almost Uncirculated Roman Empire silver denarius coin.
• Struck  for Marcus Aurelius as Caesar under Emperor Antoninus Pius at the Rome Mint.
• RIC 429a, RSC 110, approx 18mm.
• Dated COS II = 145/6 CE.
• Superb portrait of this Prince and heir to the Empire.
• Certified by NGC to AU (Brushed), well struck and nicely detailed youthful portrait with the start of facial hair present.  Don't see the applicability of "brushed", if it exists it is superficial.
• Obverse: AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F, bare head right.
• Reverse: Honos standing left, holding branch and cornucopia, COS II.
• Honos or Honor was the Roman god personifying honor. He was closely associated with Virtus, the goddess of manliness, or bravery, and the two are frequently depicted together. Honos is typically shown wearing a chaplet of bay leaves, while Virtus is identified by her helmet.