152 NGC MS Marcus Aurelius Roman Empire Caesar Denarius Genius Legions (21042106C)

Mint State Uncirculated Caesar Marcus Aurelius Roman Empire silver denarius coin. Minted at Rome during the reign of his adopted father, Emperor Antoninus Pius. Dated: TR POT VII COS II = 152/53 CE. 19mm, 3.39g, RSC 661, RIC 458 (rated as Scarce). Lustrous surfaces with gold tone. Great portrait of youthful Marcus with light beard & moustache.   Certified by NGC to MS, Strike 4/5, Surface 5/5. Obverse: AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII FIL, bare head facing right. Reverse: TR POT VII COS II, Genius Exercitus (of the Roman Legions) standing facing, head left, sacrificing from patera in right hand over lit altar at left, aquila in left hand.  Genius is the individual instance of a general divine nature that is present in every individual person, place, or thing. Much like a guardian angel, the genius would follow each man from the hour of his birth until the day he died.  Each individual place had a genius (genius loci) and so did powerful objects, such as volcanoes. The concept extended to s