Roman Silver & Bronze
Lot 2214 Session 7 (11.30am Thursday) Roman Silver & Bronze
Estimate $400
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SOLD $420
MARCUS AURELIUS, (A.D. 161-180), AE sestertius, Rome mint, issued 171-2, (27.32 grams), obv. laureate head to right, around M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXVI, rev. IMP VI COS III around, S C across field, Roma seated left, holding Victory and spear, (S.1431, RIC.1033, C.281), Dark green-black patina, almost a full flan, nearly extremely fine/very fine or better and rare thus in this condition.
Ex Antiquarius, New Zealand, March 1995 from list 34 No.75.
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