Triton XX, Lot: 756. Estimate $5000. Sold for $7250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Marcus Aurelius. As Caesar, AD 139-161. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.27 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 155-156. AVRELIVS CA–ES ANTON AVG PII F, bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / TR POT X COS II, Minerva standing right, holding spear in right hand, shield in left. RIC III 465 var. (bust type; Pius); Calicó 1955 (this coin illustrated); BMCRE 866 (Pius); Biaggi 885 var. (bust type) and 886 var. (obv. legend). EF, toned, underlying luster.

From the Continental Collection. Ex Leu 71 (24 October 1997), lot 399; Numismatica Ars Classica 2 (21 February 1990), lot 671.