CNG 105, Lot: 604. Estimate $300. Sold for $600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

EGYPT, Alexandria. Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. BI Tetradrachm (24mm, 13.55 g, 12h). Dated RY 4 (AD 163/164). Laureate bust left, slight drapery / Draped bust of Selene right, wearing crescent moon headdress; torch behind left shoulder; L ∆ (date) before. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) –; K&G –; Emmett 2082 but unlisted regnal year for type. Good VF, dark brown surfaces. Extremely rare, Emmett only lists year 8 for this type for Aurelius, and gives it an R4 rating. Dattari has four examples, all from regnal year 8.

From the Hermanubis Collection.