Sale: CNG 76, Lot: 1491. Estimate $750.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 12 September 2007.  Sold For $1100. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. Æ Sestertius (23.83 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 162. Laureate bust right, slight drapery / Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus standing vis-à-vis, clasping hands; Aurelius holds a scroll. RIC III 827; MIR 18, 30-6/32; Banti 35. Near EF, attractive olive green patina, light brown highlights, hairline flan crack, patina rough around edges.

From the Alain Lagrange Collection.