Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. AV Aureus (18mm, 6.65 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 163. Near EF.

CNG Feature Auction 121
Lot: 855. Estimated: $ 5 000

Roman Imperial, Gold

Sold For $ 5 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. AV Aureus (18mm, 6.65 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 163. IMP M ΛNTONINVS ΛVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / SΛLVTI ΛVGVSTOR TR P XVII, COS III in exergue, Salus, draped, standing left, holding scepter and feeding out of patera snake coiled around and rising from altar to left. RIC III –; MIR 18, 54-2/37; Calicó 1918; BMCRE p. 415, note 226; Biaggi –. Fully lustrous, edge marks. Near EF. Rare with this bust type.


The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 121 lots will be determined during the live online sale that will be held on 6-8 October 2022. This lot is in Session Three, which will begin 7 October 2022 at 9 AM ET.

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