390, Lot: 504. Estimate $100. Sold for $65. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Marcus Aurelius. As Caesar, AD 139-161. Æ Sestertius (31mm, 24.35 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, AD 140-144. Bare head right / Emblems of the pontificate:
sescepita,
aspergillum,
capis,
lituus, and
simpulum. RIC III 1234a (Pius); Banti 230. Fine, dark brown and tan surfaces with patches of green and red, rough in spots, patina scraped to bare metal in spots.