Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. AV Aureus (19.5mm, 7.28 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 161. VF.Triton XXVII Roman Imperial, Coin-in-Hand Video, Gold Sold For $ 5 500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. AV Aureus (19.5mm, 7.28 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 161. IMP CΛES M ΛVREL ΛNTONINVS ΛVG, bare head right / CONCORD ΛVGVSTOR TR P XV; COS III in exergue, Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, both togate, standing vis-à-vis, clasping right hands, and both holding a volumen in left hand. RIC IV 8 var. (rev. legend); MIR 18, 15-2/10 var. (same); Calicó 1826 (same dies); BMCRE 7 var. (same); Biaggi 842 (same dies). Lightly toned with some luster, light scratches. VF. A rare variety with the shorter CONCORD rather than the more often encountered CONCORDIΛE. The Calicó specimen from a 1933 Ars Classica sale is the same as the Biaggi coin. However, since then, additional examples have been noted in auction records. |