CNG 100, Lot: 1891. Estimate $10000. Sold for $7600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Marcus Aurelius. As Caesar, AD 139-161. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.26 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 159-160. ΛVRELIVS CΛES ΛVRELIVS ΛVG P II F, bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / TR POT XIIII COS II, Mars advancing right, holding transverse spear and trophy over shoulder. RIC III 481b (Pius); Calicó 1975 (same obv. die as illustration); BMCRE 994, note (Pius); Biaggi 894 (same obv. die). Near EF, lustrous, minor scrape on obverse.