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arcus Aurelius as Caesar. (139-161 AD). Silver denarius (2.52 gm, 17 mm). Rome, 157 AD. AVRELIVS CAES ANTON AVG PII F, head bare right / TR POT XI COS II, Felicitas standing left, left forearm lowered, holding short caduceus in right hand and scepter under left arm. Strack 318. BMCRE 892 var. Cohen 709. RIC 470. As Strack pointed out, this type occurs in two variants, one with the left forearm lowered and the lower end of the scepter merging with Felicitas' legs so not shown, as here, and one with the left forearm raised and the scepter reaching right to the ground, as BMCRE, pl. 19.4 and 18. Fine