Triton XXII, Lot: 1106. Estimate $750. Sold for $800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. Æ Dupondius (25mm, 10.34 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 164. M AVREL ANTO NINVS AVG P M, radiate head right / TR P XVIII IMP II COS III, S C across field, Minerva standing left, holding palm branch in outstretched right hand and spear and shield set on ground in left. RIC III 873; MIR 18, 80-8/50; BMCRE, p. 558, ‡. EF, apple-green patina, slight chipping on edge and high points of reverse.

From the DMS Collection, purchased from Jonathan K. Kern, 2 May 2003.