Apotheosis of Marcus Aurelius

225, Lot: 358. Estimate $300. Sold for $280. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Divus Marcus Aurelius. Died AD 180. Æ Sestertius (32mm, 20.60 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Commodus, AD 180. Bare head right / Marcus Aurelius, holding scepter, seated left on back of eagle flying right, holding thunderbolt in talons. RIC III 659 (Commodus). VF, dark green-black patina, a few surface marks, patina flaking along edges.