Amasia in Pontus, 165-166 AD., Marcus Aurelius, Æ 33, RPC online temporary no. 5288.

Amasia in Pontus, Marcus Aurelius, dated year 165 of the city era = 165-166 AD.,
Æ 33 (32-34 mm / 17,87 g),
Obv.: [ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙC Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΝ - ΤΩΝΙΝΟC] CЄΒ , laureate-headed bust of Marcus Aurelius wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from behind.
Rev.: [Α]Δ[Ρ ΑΜ]ΑC Ν[Є]-ΩΚ Κ ΜΗΤ Κ ΠΡ[Ω Π]ΟΝ / in ex: [ЄΤ] ΡΞЄ (year 165 of the era of Amasia = 165-6 AD.) , to l., Ares standing, facing, head, r., wearing military dress, holding spear, resting hand on shield; to r., nude Aphrodite standing, l., covering her breasts with r. hand and pudenda with l. hand.
RPC online temporary â„– 5288 (10 specimens listed) ; cp. Waddington, Rec. Gen p. 30, 18 (year 164) ; BMC 1929-10-13-394 .

Ares embodied the very essence of war, earning him a reputation as a violent God, an immortal of action and determination.
Ares was the son of Zeus and Hera, the King and Queen of the Olympic Gods, who weren't too keen on their (legimite for a change) son.
He was accompanied into battle by his uncle Hades (the Lord of the Underworld), his sister Eris (Goddess of Discord), her son Strife and his two sons Phobus and Deimos (panic and fear). Ares rode into battle on the side of the Trojans with his horses, Flame and Terror, pulling his war chariot. He swooped down to help Aphrodite defend her son Aineias and saved him from sure death at the hands of the Achaians. While Ares protected Aineias with his shield, Aphrodite made her escape to Mount Olympus to tend her wounds.
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Ares´love affair: Ares never married but had an ongoing affair with Aphrodite, the Goddess of Love. They had three children - Phobus, Deimos and Eros (Cupid).