Marcus Aurelius. As Caesar, AD 139-161. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.42 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, AD 145-147. EF.

Triton XXVII
Lot: 770. Estimated: $ 10 000

Roman Imperial, Coin-in-Hand Video, Gold

Sold For $ 8 750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Marcus Aurelius. As Caesar, AD 139-161. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.42 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, AD 145-147. AVRELIVS CAE SAR AVG PII F, bare bust right, slight drapery / COS DES II, Hilaritas, draped, standing left, holding long palm frond in right hand and cornucopia in left. RIC III 425 var. (no drapery) (Pius); Calicó 1835 var. (only represented by a line drawing, no drapery); BMCRE 507† (Pius); Adda –; Biaggi –; Jameson –. Lustrous, minor hairlines. EF. Unpublished variety of an already extremely rare type.

The bare-head type is extremely rare (none found in CoinArchives) and is cited in the references above. The type offered here, with slight drapery, is not recorded in any publication, but there are two other specimens in CoinArchives; Vico 155, lot 321 and Künker 133, lot 8896.

The final winners of all Triton XXVII lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 9-10 January 2024.

Triton XXVII – Session Three – Lot 648–983 will be held Wednesday morning, 10 January 2024 beginning at 9:00 AM ET.

Winning bids are subject to a 22.5% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 25% for all others.

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