430, Lot: 373. Estimate $150. Sold for $500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Marcus Aurelius. As Caesar, AD 139-161. Æ Sestertius (33.4mm, 28.05 g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, AD 140-144. Bareheaded and cuirassed bust left / Emblems of the pontificate:
sescepita,
aspergillum,
capis,
lituus, and
simpulum. RIC III 1234 (Pius) var. (obv. bust type); Banti 235. VF, dark brown and green surfaces, a few cleaning scratches around profile of portrait.