Ancient Gold Coins - Roman
Lot 3513 Session 11 (9.30am Thursday) Ancient Gold Coins - Roman
Estimate $5,000
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $6,100
MARCUS AURELIUS, (A.D. 161-180), gold aureus, Rome mint, issued A.D. 172, (7.20 g), obv. laureate bust of Marcus Aurelius to right, draped and cuirassed, around M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXVI, rev. around IMP VI COS III, Victory standing left holding palm, crowning Marcus Aurelius to left holding thunderbolt and spear, (S.4860, BMC note 567, RIC 264, C.308). Nearly extremely fine with trace of mint bloom, rare.
Ex D.J.Foster Collection and previously from Spink Noble Sale 40 (lot 2613).
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