| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 781 Price realized: 4,500 USD (Approx. 4,122 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. Æ Sestertius (32mm, 26.79 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 174. M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXVIII, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / IMP VI COS III, S C in exergue, Jupiter, draped at waist, seated left on throne, holding Victory on extended right hand and vertical scepter in left. RIC III 1098; MIR 18, 266-6/37; Banti 128; BMCRE 1471. Attractive green patina, a few tiny marks. EF. A wonderful portrait. Ex Nomos 22 (22 June 2021), lot 309 (hammer CHF 7500); Tradart (15 February 2018), lot 138. Estimate: 3000 USD |  |
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| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 777 Price realized: 8,500 USD (Approx. 7,785 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.16 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 169. M ΛNTONINVS ΛVG TR P XXIII, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / FELICITΛS ΛVG COS III, Felicitas, draped, standing left, holding caduceus in right hand and scepter in left. RIC III 201; MIR 18, 180-2/37; Calicó 1850a; BMCRE 489; Biaggi 847; Mazzini 177. Toned and lustrous, a few light scratches. Superb EF. Ex Heritage 3094 (19 August 2021), lot 33077; Provence Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 115, 16 September 2020), lot 669. Estimate: 10000 USD |  |
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| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII Online Sessions | Auction date: 17 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 6172 Price realized: 5,000 USD (Approx. 4,593 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.21 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 169. M ΛNTONINVS ΛVG TR P XXIII, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / FELICITΛS ΛVG COS III, Felicitas, draped, standing left, holding caduceus in right hand and scepter in left. RIC III 201; MIR 18, 180-2/37; Calicó 1850a; BMCRE 489; Biaggi 847; Mazzini 177. Some luster, hairlines. Good VF. From the Wayne Scheible Collection. Estimate: 3000 USD |  |
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| Numisfitz GmbH > Auction 3 | Auction date: 3 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 671 Price realized: 65 EUR (Approx. 71 USD) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: MARCUS AURELIUS (161-180). Denarius. Rome. Obv: M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXVIII. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev: IMP VI COS III. Victory advancing right, holding wreath and trophy over left shoulder. RIC 288. Condition: Very fine. Weight: 3,39 g. Diameter: 18 mm. Starting price: 50 EUR |  |
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| Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 552 | Auction date: 13 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 504 Price realized: 150 USD (Approx. 139 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. Æ Sestertius (29mm, 19.88 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 174. Laureate head right / Jupiter seated left, holding Victory and scepter. RIC III 1096; MIR 18, 266-6/30; Banti 125. Green patina, minor marks and scratches, some deposits. VF. Estimate: 200 USD |  |
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| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 756 Price realized: 13,000 USD (Approx. 11,907 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Hadrian. AD 117-138. AV Aureus (19.5mm, 6.86 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 128-circa 129. HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS P P, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / COS III, Hadrian, Roma, and Genius of the Senate group: On right, Hadrian, togate, standing left, extending right hand, left hand at side; on left, the Genius of the Senate, togate, standing right, extending right hand and holding short scepter in left; Roma, helmeted and in military dress, standing right behind and between them, holding vertical spear in left hand and with right draws right hand of Hadrian toward that of the Senator. RIC II.3 934; Strack 216β; Calicó 1212 (same dies as illustration); cf. BMCRE 506-7; Biaggi 585 (same dies). Edge smoothing and marks, a few minor minor scuffs and hairlines, residual luster, die break bisects the reverse. Near EF. Wonderful reverse composition. Struck on a broad flan. Extremely rare, possibly the second recorded example. Hadrian, throughout his reign, was at pains in his official propaganda to pay homage to the Augustan concept the Principate, in which emperor and senate ruled jointly. On the reverse of this lovely aureus, which closely follows a famous sculpture group now in the Musei Capitolini in Rome, Hadrian is shown being greeted by the Genius of the Senate and the female figure of Roma. The harmonious image is at odds with reality: Hadrian's relations with the senate were frequently rocky, if not openly antagonistic. As a young man he gave a speech in the senate and was mocked for his Spanish accent, which may have set the tone. Later he became the protogé of the Emperor Trajan and seemed marked out for the succession, but he was not formally adopted until Trajan lay on his deathbed in August, AD 117. The transition proved rough, and four distinguished ex-consuls were summarily executed for plotting a coup. Hadrian also abandoned many of Trajan's over-ambitious conquests and engaged in a policy of retrenchment and consolidation, which was unpopular with the expansionist wing of the senate. Consequently, Hadrian never really felt comfortable in Rome and spent most of his 21-year reign traveling. Estimate: 15000 USD |  |
