280, Lot: 199. Estimate $200. Sold for $425. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. Æ Sestertius (35mm, 21.96 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 164. Laureate bust right, slight drapery / Mars standing right, holding spear and shield set on ground. RIC III 862; Banti 450. Good VF, brown patina, two flan splits, trace of bronze disease around laurel ties. Attractive portrait.

From the Nera Collection.