Extremely Rare Marcus As
212, Lot: 311. Estimate $200. Sold for $206. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. Æ As (27mm, 10.43 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 177. M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXXI, laureate head right / IMP VIIII COS III P P, S-C across field, winged thunderbolt. RIC III -; BMC -; Cohen -; MIR 18, -. Good VF, green patina, reverse a little rough, flan flaw on edge (as made). Extremely rare - while dupondii of this reverse type are known, asses for this issue are apparently unrecorded.
From the D. Alighieri Collection.