Roman Gold Coins
Lot 4416 Session 16 (9.30am Friday) Roman Gold Coins
Estimate $7,500
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $7,700
MARCUS AURELIUS, (A.D. 161-180), gold aureus, Rome mint, issued A.D. 162-163, (7.30 g), 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 77, C.560, BMC 226, Calico 1915). Extremely fine and rare.
Ex Noble Numismatics Auction Sale 70 (lot 3075) and previously from Leu Numismatics AG Auction Sale 83, 6th May 2002 (lot 771).
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