CNG 97, Lot: 669. Estimate $300. Sold for $700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Divus Antoninus Pius. Died AD 161. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.16 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, circa AD 161. Bare head right / Eagle standing right on garlanded altar, head left, with wings displayed. RIC III 431 (Aurelius); RSC 155/6; BMCRE 48 and 50-4 (Aurelius and Verus). Superb EF, toned.