Sale: CNG 69, Lot: 1631. Estimate $500. Closing Date: Wednesday, 8 June 2005. Sold For $340. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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DIVUS ANTONINUS PIUS. Died 161 AD. Æ Sestertius (30.14 gm, 1h). Commemorative issue struck under Marcus Aurelius, circa 161 AD. Bare-headed bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder / Funeral pyre of four tiers hung with garlands, surmounted by quadriga. RIC III 1266 (Aurelius); BMCRE 876 (Aurelius); Cohen 165. VF, green patina. ($500)
From the Garth R. Drewry Collection. Ex Knobloch Collection (Stack's, 1-3 May 1980), lot 673.