431, Lot: 420. Estimate $150. Sold for $160. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. Æ Sestertius (31.1mm, 23.68 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 164. Laureate head right / VICT AVG TR P XVIII IMP II COS III, Victory standing right, holding trophy with both hands; at feet to right, bound Armenian captive seated right; S C across field. RIC III 890 var. (signum and shield on the rev.); MIR 18, 95-6/30 corr. (Victory advancing right; no captive); Banti 486. VF, dark green patina with brown highlights, some pitting, scrape on Aurelius’ head.