103313 | GERMANY. Marcus Aurelius bronze Medal.

103313  |  GERMANY. Marcus Aurelius bronze Medal. Issued circa 1905 (40mm, 24.39 g, 12h). By Wilhelm Mayer for Mayer & Wilhelm in Stuttgart.

 

MARC AVREL, laureate and draped bust right // Seminude Victory, holding reins and wreath, driving triga left; VICTRIX CAVSA / DIIS PLACET (the victorious cause pleases the gods, —adapted from Lucan's Pharsalia I) in two lines in exergue. Edge: Plain.

 

Bernd Kaiser V, –; Heidemann –; Layh 237b. Choice Mint State. Tan-brown surfaces, with a charming matte nature. A scarce and intriguing ancient-inspired issue.

 

The quote "The victorious cause pleases the gods" is a variant of the proverbial saying by Lucan, Pharsalia I 128: "victrix causa deis placuit, sed victa Catoni" (the victorious cause pleased the gods, but the defeated Cato).

 

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