Coin In Collection

Baron

Unpublished Aureus. Not found in Calico; RIC; Cohen; Strack; ERIC;

Marcus Aurelius (AD 161-180) AV Aureus, Rome AD 151-152, 7.18g. Bareheaded bust of Marcus Aurelius facing left, AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII FIL. Rev: Roma, helmeted, in military dress, standing left, holding Victory on extended right hand and parazonium in left. TR POT VII COS II

Rare unpublished die mule through titles. Obverse dating 151-152 AD - Reverse Dating 152-153AD
RIC 452d & RIC 457B
7,27 g.

RIC 452d Obverse Die Match 1:
https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=9192218

RIC 452d Obverse Die Match 2:
https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=5977995

RIC 452d Obverse Die Match 3:
https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2637303

RIC 452d Obverse Die Match 4:
https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=72791

RIC 457B Reverse Die Match:
https://www.reddit.com/r/
AncientCoins/comments/
1lwbrqz/found_this_coin_at_my_grandpas_place_how_much_is/

Interesting
https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=7091851

DIE MULES OF AUREII
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=mule&srsltid=AfmBOooWGbu68fpOBbOFus8fC1A6cZTnuovYsCn8FdyE1y0qDc1HdRNf

Errors in general are rare for imperial Aureii, but die mule seem to be rarer. In my searching I have come across only 5 other confirmed mules in ~300 years of minting aureii of those who have made it to auction today.

1. Unconfirmed Die Mule, Septimius Severus Aureus (202 ad) https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2312141
2. Confirmed Die Mule, Septimius Severus Aureus (210 ad)
https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1616306
3. Has its own RIC, but technically a mule, Caracalla Aureus (210 ad)
https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=3734572
4. Unconfirmed Possible Die Mule, Titus As Caesar Aureus (77 ad)
https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=12797031
5. Confirmed Die Mule, Domitian as Augustus Aureus (88 ad)
https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=5326537