349, Lot: 263. Estimate $150. Sold for $425. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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PONTUS, Amasia. Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. Æ (35mm, 22.47 g, 6h). Dated CY 164 or 165 (AD 161-3). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Mars standing right, holding spear and resting hand upon shield; to right, nude Venus standing left, covering herself; ЄT PΣ[...] in exergue. Cf. RPC IV online 5287-8 (date). VF, brown patina, minor roughness.
From the Dr. George Spradling Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 75 (15 October 2003), lot 50.