335, Lot: 496. Estimate $150. Sold for $190. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. Æ Sestertius (32mm, 25.66 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 172. Laureate head right / Victory standing right, draped from her waist down, holding stylus in right hand, with left supporting a shield inscribed VIC/GER in two lines on a palm tree. RIC III 1029; MIR 18, 236-6/30; Banti 131. Near VF, light brown surfaces, edge splits, a few light scratches.

From the JDW Collection, purchased privately from Steve Damron, January 1995.