Divus Marcus Aurelius, died 180. Sestertius (Orichalcum, 32 mm, 24.12 g, 6 h), Rome, struck under Commodus,. DIVVS M ANTONINVS PIVS Bare head of Divus Marcus Aurelius to right. Rev. CONSECRATIO / S C Divus Marcus Aurelius, raising his right hand in salute and holding scepter in his left, seated to left on the back of an eagle flying to right, holding thunderbolt in its talons. BMC 395. Cohen 94. RIC 660. Fine.


What makes this coin particularly interesting is the reverse: not only was it silvered, it was also deliberately scratched at some point, perhaps in a private act of damnatia memoriae.