Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. Æ Sestertius (32mm, 25.71 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 173. VF.

CNG Feature Auction 124
Lot: 659. Estimated: $ 750

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Sold For $ 3 500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. Æ Sestertius (32mm, 25.71 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 173. Laureate head right / Trophy; on left, German woman seated left on shields; on right, German man standing right, head left, hands bound behind him; on ground, a shield. RIC III 1062 var. (S C in exergue); MIR 18, 255-6/30; Banti 102 (this coin); BMCRE 1434. Brown patina. VF. Very rare with S C across field.

From the Libertas Collection, purchased 10 November 1985. Ex Sir Arthur J. Evans Collection (Ars Classica XVII, 3 October 1934), lot 1473.

The year AD 173 provides the occasion for a major issue of coins commemorating the subjugation of the Germanic tribes.

The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 124 lots will be determined during the live online sale that will be held on 19-20 September 2023. This lot is in Session Three, which will begin 20 September at 9 AM ET.

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