Sale: CNG 76, Lot: 1491. Estimate $750. Closing Date: Wednesday, 12 September 2007. Sold For $1100. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. Æ Sestertius (23.83 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 162. Laureate bust right, slight drapery / Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus standing vis-à-vis, clasping hands; Aurelius holds a scroll. RIC III 827; MIR 18, 30-6/32; Banti 35. Near EF, attractive olive green patina, light brown highlights, hairline flan crack, patina rough around edges.
From the Alain Lagrange Collection.