Ancients
Marcus Aurelius, as Caesar (AD 139-161). AV aureus (19mm, 7.24 gm, 11h). NGC Choice XF 5/5 - 5/5. Rome, AD 154-155. AVRELIVS CA-ESAR AVG PII F, bare-headed and draped bust of Marcus Aurelius right / TR PO-T VIIII COS II, Roma standing left, holding Victory and parazonium. Cf. RIC (Pius) 464a. BMCRE (Pius) 840. Calicó 1950a (corrected, without cuirass as described in text). Crisply struck and problem-free, with a pleasing high-relief portrait of Marcus as a man in his prime, at age 34.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 6000-8000 USD