CILICIA, Pompeiopolis. Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. Æ (37mm, 31.50 g, 12h). Dated CY 229 (AD 163/4). VF.

Electronic Auction 531 – Session 1
Lot: 579. Estimated: $ 300

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Sold For $ 1 500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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CILICIA, Pompeiopolis. Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. Æ (37mm, 31.50 g, 12h). Dated CY 229 (AD 163/4). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Aurelius and Verus, each togate and holding scroll, standing facing and clasping hands; ΘKC (date) in legend. SNG BN 1227 (same dies); RPC IV.3 Online 10162. Red-brown patina, light roughness, slight smoothing in fields, a few cleaning marks. VF. Very rare, only four known to RPC, one more (this coin) in CoinArchives.

From the D.K. Collection. Ex Heritage 3063 (16 January 2018), lot 33330; Buzz Owen Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 69, 9 June 2005), lot 1152.

All the specimens known to RPC have been damaged in some way; pierced (Paris), heavily cleaned (Berlin), and extensively tooled (Kovacs and Hirsch). This coin has light smoothing in the fields and subtle cleaning scratches but shows no signs of alteration. This is the finest known example.

Closing Date and Time: 25 January 2023 at 13:12:40 ET.

All winning bids are subject to an 20% buyer’s fee.