288, Lot: 424. Estimate $200. Sold for $140. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Marcus Aurelius. As Caesar, AD 139-161. Æ Sestertius (30mm, 26.54 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 145. Bare head right / Faustina and Marcus Aurelius standing vis-à-vis, clasping right hands; behind them stands Concordia placing her hands on their shoulders. RIC III 1253a (Pius); Banti 516. Near VF, green patina with some earthen highlights. Scarce.
From the R. D. Frederick Collection.