CNG 85, Lot: 920. Estimate $1000. Sold for $800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Marcus Aurelius. As Caesar, AD 139-161. Æ Sestertius (31mm, 27.13 g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, AD 145-147. Bareheaded bust right, slight drapery / Hilaritas standing left, holding palm frond and cornucopia. RIC III 1242a (Pius); Banti 111. Good VF, attractive green patina, minor cleaning marks. Boldly struck on both sides.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group 72 (14 June 2006), lot 1544.