Sale: CNG 69, Lot: 1630. Estimate $3000.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 8 June 2005.  Sold For $2200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

DIVUS ANTONINUS PIUS. Died 161 AD. Æ Sestertius (28.81 gm, 1h). Commemorative issue struck under Marcus Aurelius, circa 161 AD. Bare head right / Funeral pyre of four tiers hung with garlands, surmounted by facing quadriga. RIC III 1266 (Aurelius); BMCRE 872 (Aurelius); Cohen 165. EF, dark brown patina with lighter gray-green overtones. ($3000)

From the Tony Hardy Collection.