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Reference | RIC 287, RSC 263 | Silver Denarius 18mm (2.83 grams) Struck circa Dec In his letters, Marcus makes frequent and affectionate reference to her Marcus makes no apparent reference to the marriage in his surviving letters, and only sparing references to Faustina than to have tasted it superficially, with the edge of the lips, as the saying is" This donative, however, was twice the size of those past: 20,000 sesterces (5,000 denarii ) per capita, with more to officers He decreased the silver purity of the denarius from 83.5% to 79%—the silver weight dropping from 2.68 grams to 2.57 grams Fronto sent Marcus a selection of reading material, and, to settle his unease over the course of the Parthian war, a long and considered letter, full of historical references In 168 he revalued the denarius , increasing the silver purity from 79% to 82% — the actual silver weight increasing from 2.57 grams to 2.67 grams
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