Marcus Aurelius, 161-180. Sestertius (Orichalcum, 30 mm, 24.88 g, 12 h), Rome, December 162 - December 163. IMP CAES M AVREL ANTONINVS AVG P M Laureate head of Marcus Aurelius to right, with drapery on his far shoulder. Rev. SALVTI AVGVSTOR TR P XVII / S C / COS III Salus standing left, feeding snake coiled around low altar to left. BMC 1402. Banti 287. Cohen -. RIC 844. A very attractive coin with a light grey-green patina. Nearly extremely fine.
From the collection of W. F. Stoecklin, Amriswil, Switzerland, ex Münzhandlung Basel 3, 4 March 1935, 542.