296, Lot: 303. Estimate $150. Sold for $160. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. Æ Sestertius (30mm, 23.13 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 171-172. Laureate and cuirassed bust right / Germania seated left at foot of trophy. RIC III 1023; Banti 93. Near VF, brown patina.

Alluding to the successes in battle over the Germanic tribes, RIC points out the use of 'subacta' instead of 'devicta', implying that the defeated tribes were, through the emperor's clemency, being treated kindly.