Roman Imperial Coins
Lot 5543 Session 17 (11.30am Fri 26 Nov) Roman Imperial Coins
Estimate $200
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SOLD $250
MARCUS AURELIUS, (A.D. 161-180), AE sestertius, Rome mint, issued 171-172, (25.44 grams), obv. laureate head of Marcus Aurelius to right, around M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXVI, rev. around IMP VI COS III, S C across field, Roma seated to left, holding Victory and spear, shield below, (S.4976, RIC 1033, C.281). Dark green patination, minor surface roughness, good very fine/very fine and very scarce with collectors card description.
Ex Cappenalle Collection and from the collection of Fran?ois-Ernest de Salm-Reifferscheid (1698-1770) (Bishop of Tournai 17 Dec 1731 to 16 Jun 1770).
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