120, Lot: 199. Estimate $400. Sold for $605. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

LUCIUS VERUS. 161-169 AD. Æ Sestertius (36mm, 31.57 g). Struck 161 AD. Bare-headed bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder / Aurelius and Verus facing one another, clasping hands. RIC III 1283 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 16-16/32; BMCRE 856 (Aurelius); Cohen 27 var. VF/Fine, hard, glossy tan patina, reverse a little eroded. Huge broad flan.

From the Tony Hardy Collection.