CNG 102, Lot: 1045. Estimate $4000. Sold for $5001. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Macrinus. AD 217-218. Æ Sestertius (30mm, 23.65 g, 1h). Rome mint. Struck AD 217. Laureate and cuirassed bust right, wearing short beard / Fides Militum standing facing, head right, right foot on helmet, holding legionary aquila with each hand. RIC IV 179; Clay Issue 1; Banti 9; BMCRE 101 var. (S C across field). Near EF, dark brown surfaces with touches of red. Strong, detailed early portrait.

Ex Michael Weller Collection (Triton VIII, 10 January 2005), lot 1048.