| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 770 Price realized: 8,750 USD (Approx. 8,014 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Marcus Aurelius. As Caesar, AD 139-161. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.42 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, AD 145-147. AVRELIVS CAE SAR AVG PII F, bare bust right, slight drapery / COS DES II, Hilaritas, draped, standing left, holding long palm frond in right hand and cornucopia in left. RIC III 425 var. (no drapery) (Pius); Calicó 1835 var. (only represented by a line drawing, no drapery); BMCRE 507† (Pius); Adda –; Biaggi –; Jameson –. Lustrous, minor hairlines. EF. Unpublished variety of an already extremely rare type. The bare-head type is extremely rare (none found in CoinArchives) and is cited in the references above. The type offered here, with slight drapery, is not recorded in any publication, but there are two other specimens in CoinArchives; Vico 155, lot 321 and Künker 133, lot 8896. Estimate: 10000 USD |  |
