Sale: CNG 81, Lot: 1037. Estimate $7500.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 20 May 2009.  Sold For $7500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Marcus Aurelius. As Caesar, AD 139-161. AV Aureus (7.35 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 145-147. Bare-headed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Minerva standing right, holding spear and shield set on ground. RIC III 427b var. (different style obv.); MIR 18 -; Calicó 1838 (same obv. die). Near EF, lustrous, a few shallow cleaning scratches. Wonderful portrait.