| The Coin Cabinet Ltd. > The Euclidean Collection | Auction date: 28 March 2024 |
| Lot number: 280 Price realized: 1,600 GBP (Approx. 2,021 USD / 1,867 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: About Extremely Fine; stunning green patina | ROMAN EMPIRE. Marcus Aurelius. Bronze sestertius, AD 176-177. Rome. Obv: M ANTONINVS AVG GERM SARM TR P XXXI, laureate bust right, slight drapery on shoulder. Rev: IMP VIII COS III P P, Aurelius and Commodus, togate, seated left on curule chair on platform, extending right hands and left arms at sides; behind them, officer, standing left; before them, Liberalitas, draped, standing left, holding abacus in right hand and cornucopiae in left; below, citizen, togate, standing right on steps of platform, holding out fold of toga; S-C across fields, LIBERALITAS AVG VII in two lines in exergue. About Extremely Fine; boasting a stunning green patina. Reference: RIC III-1208 var. (bust type); BMCRE-1606 var. (same). Rarity: A variety of the highest rarity; unpublished in the standard reference works, this seemingly just the 3rd known. Provenance: from the Euclidean Collection; acquired from DRG Coins & Antiquities, June 2017; ex Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction 100 (29/5/2017), lot 1913. Die Axis: 6h. Diameter: 32 mm. Weight: 25.01 g. Composition: Bronze. PLEASE NOTE: 20% Buyer Premium + VAT on this lot. No other fees, including live bidding. Delivery cost will be added to your order. Estimate: 2000 GBP Starting price: 1000 GBP |  |
