A DISTINGUISHED COLLECTION OF ROMAN BRONZE COINS, THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
ANCIENT COINS, Roman Imperial Coinage, Lucius Verus, Sestertius, Rome, March-December 161, laureate and draped bust right, imp caes l avrel vervs avg, rev. concord avgvstor tr p, Lucius Verus and Marcus Aurelius standing with hands clasped, s c in field, cos ii in exergue, 25.21g (RIC Marcus Aurelius 1285; C 29). Small flan crack, otherwise extremely fine, dark patina £600-800
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Provenance: Münzhandlung Basel Auction 8 (Basle), 22-3 March 1937, lot 809; E.A. Sydenham Collection, Glendining Auction, 10 December 1941, lot 197 [from Seaby]