| Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 559 | Auction date: 3 April 2024 |
| Lot number: 360 Price realized: 180 USD (Approx. 167 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: JUDAEA, Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem). Marcus Aurelius & Lucius Verus. 161-169 CE. Æ (29.5mm, 18.86 g, 6h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed busts of Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus vis-à-vis / Tyche-Astarte standing left, right foot on uncertain object, holding small bust and scepter; all within central arch of tetrastyle temple façade. Meshorer, Aelia 53; RPC IV.3 Online 6413; Rosenberger –; Sofaer 52. Earthen green patina, light roughness. Near VF. Estimate: 150 USD |  |
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| Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 553 | Auction date: 3 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 376 Price realized: 325 USD (Approx. 294 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: JUDAEA, Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem). Marcus Aurelius & Lucius Verus. 161-169 CE. Æ (28mm, 17.80 g, 5h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed busts of Marcus Aurelius, on left vis-à-vis Lucius Verus on right / Tetrastyle temple, containing statue of Tyche-Astarte standing left, with foot on uncertain object and holding bust and long scepter. Meshorer, Aelia 53; Kadman, Aelia 56; RPC IV.3 Online 6413; Rosenberger –; Sofaer 52. Dark green patina with reddish earthen highlights, light roughness, a few minor cleaning marks. VF. Ex Toliver Besson Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 475, 26 August 2020), lot 496; Goldberg 106 (4 September 2018), lot 1343. Estimate: 200 USD |  |
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| Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 555 | Auction date: 7 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 417 Price realized: 130 USD (Approx. 121 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: JUDAEA, Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem). Marcus Aurelius & Lucius Verus. 161-169 CE. Æ (25mm, 16.28 g, 12h). Confronted busts of Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, each laureate, draped, and cuirassed / Nike advancing left, holding wreath and palm frond over shoulder. Meshorer, Aelia 54; RPC IV.3 Online 6414; Rosenberger 36; Sofaer 53. Dark brown surfaces, some roughness. Near VF. Estimate: 200 USD |  |
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| Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 555 | Auction date: 7 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 418 Price realized: 80 USD (Approx. 75 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: JUDAEA, Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem). Marcus Aurelius & Lucius Verus. 161-169 CE. Æ (25mm, 16.23 g, 12h). Confronted busts of Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, each laureate, draped, and cuirassed / Nike advancing left, holding wreath and palm frond over shoulder. Meshorer, Aelia 54; RPC IV.3 Online 6414; Rosenberger 36; Sofaer 53. Dark brown surfaces, some roughness, light pitting. Good Fine. Estimate: 100 USD |  |
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| Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 558 | Auction date: 20 March 2024 |
| Lot number: 375 Price realized: 225 USD (Approx. 207 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: JUDAEA, Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem). Marcus Aurelius & Lucius Verus. 161-169 CE. Æ (26mm, 15.30 g, 12h). Confronted busts of Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, each laureate, draped, and cuirassed / Nike advancing left, holding wreath and palm frond over shoulder. Meshorer, Aelia 54; Kadman, Aelia 61; RPC IV.3 Online 6414; Rosenberger 36; Sofaer 53. Earthen green patina. VF. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 93 (22 May 2013), lot 1028. Estimate: 200 USD |  |
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| Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 559 | Auction date: 3 April 2024 |
| Lot number: 349 Price realized: Unsold | |
| Lot description: DECAPOLIS, Petra(?). Marcus Aurelius. As Caesar, AD 139-161. Æ (22.5mm, 7.52 g, 2h). Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Pius galloping left on horse, raising right hand, chlamys billowing behind. RPC IV.3 Online 3982. Brown patina with earthen highlights. Good Fine. Very rare enigmatic issue. There is no indication of a city name on this coin, just the names and titles of Aurelius and his adoptive father, Antoninus Pius. RPC lists the region, city, and obverse identity as uncertain but we do know a couple of things: the obverse legend was only used by Marcus Aurelius during his reign as Caesar. And while the reverse legend does not help identify the city, of the eight cited in RPC, now nine with this coin, we know that at least two of them were found in or around the city of Petra. This does not guarantee Petra as the mint of course, the coins could have been dropped there in trade, but it does show that they circulated in the area. Estimate: 100 USD |  |
