412, Lot: 558. Estimate $300. Sold for $850. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.51 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 180. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Fortuna seated left, holding rudder and cornucopia; wheel below seat. RIC III 409 var. (bust not draped); MIR 18, 461-4/37; RSC 972b. Superb EF, lustrous. Excellent silver quality.

From the Dr. Allan Smith Collection.