372, Lot: 447. Estimate $300. Sold for $240. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. Æ Sestertius (30mm, 21.76 g, 11h). Rome mint. Struck AD 165. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Providentia standing left, holding scepter and wand over globe at feet to left. RIC III 905; MIR 18, 105-6/38; Banti 420. VF, glossy brown patina, slightly odd-shaped flan. Excellent bust.

From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind.