Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. Æ Sestertius (32mm, 28.39 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 162. Near EF.

Triton XXVI
Lot: 775. Estimated: $ 3 000

Roman Imperial, Bronze

Sold For $ 4 500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. Æ Sestertius (32mm, 28.39 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 162. IMP CAES M AVREL ANTONINVS AVG P M, laureate and cuirassed bust right / CONCORD AVGVSTOR TR P XVI, S C across field, COS III in exergue, Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, both togate, standing facing each other, clasping right hands and each holding volumen in left. RIC III 824 var. (bust type); MIR 18, 30-6/35; Banti 37; BMCRE 1008 var. (same). Even brown surfaces. Near EF. Rare bust type. Banti records only two examples.

From the DMS Collection. Ex CNG inventory 162082 (January 2006); Lanz 125 (28 November 2005), lot 785 (conserved since); P.H. Webb Collection (A. Hess, 9 May 1932), lot 2213.


The final winners of all Triton XXVI lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 10-11 January 2023.

Triton XXVI – Session Three – Lots 674-990 will be held Wednesday morning, 11 January 2023 beginning at 9:00 AM ET.

Winning bids are subject to a 22.5% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 25% for all others.

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