Ancient Gold
Lot 3075 Session 11 (9.30am Thursday) Ancient Gold
Estimate $5,000
Bid at live.noble.com.au
MARCUS AURELIUS, (A.D. 161-180), gold aureus, Rome mint, issued A.D. 162-163, (7.30 grams), obv. bare headed draped and cuirassed bust of Marcus Aurelius to right, around M ANTONINVS AVG, rev. around SALVTI AVGVSTOR TR P XVII COS III, Salus standing to left, holding sceptre and feeding snake coiled around the altar to left, (S.-, RIC 74, C.559-560, BMC 226). Slightly rough surfaces, otherwise extremely fine and rare.
Estimate / sale price does not include buyer's premium (currently 22% including GST) which is added to hammer price. All bids are executed on the understanding that the Terms & Conditions of sale have been read and accepted. For information on grading and estimates please refer to the Buying at Auction advice.
Quick find
View a lot by number and sale.
Adjacent lots
Lot 3073
EGYPT, Kingdom of, Ptolemy I, (323-283 B.C.), gold pentadrachm, issued 305-285 B.C., (17.814 grams), Alexandria ...
Estimate $9,000
Lot 3074
CLAUDIUS, (A.D. 41-54), gold aureus, Rome mint, issued A.D. 46-47, (7.692 grams), obv. laureate head ...
Estimate $3,000
Lot 3075 This lot
MARCUS AURELIUS, (A.D. 161-180), gold aureus, Rome mint, issued A.D. 162-163, (7.30 grams), obv. bare ...
Estimate $5,000
Lot 3076
LUCIUS VERUS, (A.D. 161-169), gold aureus, issued 161-2, Rome mint, (7.19 grams), obv. IMP CAES ...
Estimate $5,000
Lot 3077
THEODOSIUS II, (A.D.402-450), gold tremissis, Constantinople mint, (1.510 grams), obv. draped and cuirassed bust of ...
Estimate $1,500