434, Lot: 365. Estimate $100. Sold for $150. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. Æ Dupondius (26mm, 10.64 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 164. Radiate and cuirassed bust right / Minerva standing left, holding palm branch in outstretched right hand and spear and shield set on ground with left. RIC III 873 var. (obv. bust type); MIR 18, 80-8/55. VF, green and brown patina, some roughness, reverse flan flaw.

Ex D. Alighieri Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 209, 22 April 2009), lot 368.