The Aedes Mercurii

Sale: Triton X, Lot: 643. Estimate $1000.  Closing Date: Monday, 8 January 2007.  Sold For $1500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. Æ Sestertius (25.72 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 172/3. M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXVII, laureate and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / IMP VI COS III, RELIG AVG in exergue, the Aedes Mercurii: Mercury standing left on pedestal, holding caduceus and purse, within temple with herm columns; on tympanum, cock, ram, and possibly caduceus, winged helmet and purse. RIC III 1076; MIR 18, 258-6/37; Banti 259; BMCRE 1446; Cohen 534. Good VF, dark green-brown patina.