IVVENTAS S C -On a first brass of Marcus Aurelius, bearing this legend, the type, presents the figure of a young man, in a short dress, standing with a branch in one hand, and a hasta in the other, near a trophy.
The type of a young man standing with a spear near a trophy is frequently seen on coins of subsequent reigns, with the accompanying legend of PRINCEPS IVVENTVTIS ; and this, perhaps, was intended to represent the statue dedicated to Marcus Aurelius as Prince of the Roman youth.