329, Lot: 456. Estimate $100. Sold for $160. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. Æ Dupondius (24mm, 8.06 g, 11h). Rome mint. Struck AD 177. Radiate head right / Galley rowed right by four oarsmen: at stern under a curved aplustre, Neptune standing right, placing left foot on rock, holding trident and dolphin. RIC III 1193; MIR 18, 378-8/50. VF, green patina, light surface roughness.
From the Fairfield Collection. Ex Simon Shipp Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 313, 23 October 2013), lot 269.