Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. Æ Medallion (39.5mm, 53.49 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 164-165. Near EF.

CNG Feature Auction 129
Lot: 537.
Closing Date: May 14 2025 11:00 ET

Roman Imperial, Bronze

Estimate: $ 4 000

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Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. Æ Medallion (39.5mm, 53.49 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 164-165. • M • ΛVREL ΛNTONINVS ΛVG ΛRME NIΛCVS P M IMP II TR P XIX COS III, laureate and cuirassed bust right / Woman on the left, standing right under a tree, her legs crossed, in the act of feeding a snake wrapped around the statue of Salus set on table; on the table to left, a vase; on stretcher of table, a bird perched left. Cf. Gnecchi II, p. 37, 80; cf. MIR 18, 1025-1/36; Banti 545. Dark green-brown patina, smoothed, some deposits, scrapes on reverse. Near EF. Very rare.


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