Very Rare Pius and Aurelius Aureus

CNG 99, Lot: 636. Estimate $5000. Sold for $8500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Antoninus Pius, with Marcus Aurelius as Caesar. AD 138-161. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.00 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 140-144. ΛNTONINVS ΛVG PI VS P P TR P COS III, laureate head of Antoninus Pius right / AVRELIVS CAE • SAR AVG P II F COS, bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust of Marcus Aurelius left. RIC III 417e; Strack 115δ; Calicó 1728 = Biaggi 797 (same dies); BMCRE 154 (same dies). VF, toned, a few shallow scratches, traces of deposits. Very rare.