CNG 85, Lot: 923. Estimate $3000. Sold for $3700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. AV Aureus (21mm, 7.14 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 166. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Victory standing right, holding palm frond, resting hand on shield, inscribed VIC/PAR in two lines, set on palm tree. RIC III 160; MIR 18, 141-2/37; Calicó 1992 (same dies as illustration). VF, rough surfaces, typical of coins recovered from the sea.