CNG 93, Lot: 1180. Estimate $750. Sold for $575. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Lucius Verus. AD 161-169. Æ Sestertius (32mm, 30.20 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 164. Bare head right / Mars standing right, holding spear and shield set on ground. RIC III 1383 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 87-16/10; Banti 156-7 var. (bust type). VF, dark brown and red-brown patina, a few cleaning marks. Bold portrait.

From the Chiltern Collection.