Lot 302 | Marcus Aurelius (161-180), Sestertius, Rome, 172-173; Æ (27,47 g; 32,6 mm; 7 h)

Bertolami Fine Art - Máchova 838, Vinohrady 18, 120 00 Prague
Auction 347 – RES PVBLICA, IMPERIVM, BYZANTIVM A Selected Collection of Roman Republican, Imperial and Byzantine Coins 2nd Part
Wednesday 9 July 2025 hours 15:30 (UTC +01:00)

Marcus Aurelius (161-180), Sestertius, Rome, 172-173; Æ (27,47 g; 32,6 mm; 7 h)

M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXVII Laureate bust r.; Rv. IMP VI COS III, statue of Mercury on base, wearing petasus and short robe, standing facing, head l., holding purse and caduceus, within tetrastyle temple with figural columns on two steps; tortoise, cock, ram, caduceus, winged helmet and purse in semi-circular tympanum; S-C across fields, RELIG AVG in exergue. RIC 1075; Cohen 535. Dark brown patina. Extremely fine.