Remarkable Aurelius and Verus Bronze

CNG 112, Lot: 626. Estimate $7500. Sold for $11000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. Æ Sestertius (33mm, 26.47 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 162. IMP CAES M AVREL ANTONINVS AVG P M, laureate head right / CONCORD AVGVSTOR TR P XVI, S C across field, COS III in exergue, Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus standing vis-à-vis, clasping right hands, each holding volumen (scroll). RIC III 826; MIR 18, 30-6/30; Banti 34; BMCRE 1009-10. Natural light green patina with small areas of brown. Superb EF. Attractive for type.