CNG 90, Lot: 1569. Estimate $1000. Sold for $1500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. Æ Dupondius (26mm, 12.72 g, 11h). Rome mint. Struck AD 163. Radiate head right / Salus standing left, holding scepter and patera, from which she feeds snake rising from altar to left. RIC III 846; MIR 18, 54-8/50. EF, attractive green-brown patina, small hairline flan crack. Exceptional.