Temple of Hercules (a.k.a. the Great Temple of Amman) was built during the the reign of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius (161-180 AD) over ruins of an ancient temple dedicated to Ammonite god Melkom. The tales say that the statue of Hercules inside the temple was some 9 meter high.

(HKJ 0102)

Æ 15 mm, 2.66 grams, EF, Dated CY 230 (162/3 A.D.).

OBV.: Crab with star (Zodiac sign of Cancer); ЄT ΛC (date) below.

REV.: ΑΔΡΙΑ ΜΟΨЄΑΤΩΝ. Lighted altar set upon legs.

RPC IV online 5821; SNG Levante 1338.

Themis Numismatics Auction 4, Lot 366, Nov. 2, 2019

No. 0366-11022019

FILE: ROMAN PROVINCIAL

Numista Rarity Index: not listed

The Palazzo Nuovo, built to match the Palazzo dei Conservatori, designed by Michelangelo

Marcus enters Rome accompanied by a figure of Winged Victory.

The horses stick out from the relief.

This relief came from a triumphal arch celebrating Marcus's victory over the Sarmartian and the Germans in 176 AD.

Statue of Marcus Aurelius in front of the Palazzo Senatorio on the Piazza Campidoglio

Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together, but do so with all your heart.

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St. Paul atop Column of Marcus Aurelius in Piazza Colonna in Rome. Pairs with St. Peter atop Trajan's Column.

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Capitoline Museum, Rome, September 2014.

Marcus Aurelius equestrian bronze, 175 CE, Capitoline Museum

Capitoline Museums, Rome

Capitoline Museums.

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my beloved Emperor never fails me

“The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing.”

~Marcus Aurelius

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Campidoglio, Rome

Column of Marcus Aurelius, Piazza Colonna, Rome, Italy. Roman victory column. Doric column with spiral relief. Modelled on the Trajan column. 180 AD,-193 AD. Taken July 13, 2017.

The original statue of Marcus Aurelius.

Italian 50 cent coin obverse depicting Emperor Marcus Aurelius on horseback.

the bronze statue of Marcus Aurelius that is in the centre of Capitoline Hill. Originally it was thought to be of Emperor Constantine, but they realised shortly before it was moved to Capitoline Hill that it was actually Marcus Aurelius. The Pope refused to believe it though. ;)

This is the real thing. The statues outside, between the two museums, is the copy.

Pizza Campidoglio, Rome

Man on Horse 1

...you cannot lose another life than the one you're living now, or live another one than the one you're losing. - Marcus Aurelius

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The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts: therefore, guard accordingly, and take care that you entertain no notions unsuitable to virtue and reasonable nature.

Marcus Aurelius

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Column of Marcus Aurelius, Piazza Colonna, Rome, Italy

Have You Forgotten This? - Marcus Aurelius - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives in Nanaimo, British Columbia where he works also as a writer and a personal trainer.