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Auction 119 with Jesús Vico S.A.  6 Oct 2020
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Lot 94

Estimate: 7500 CHF
Price realized: 17 000 CHF
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Marcus Aurelius caesar, 139 – 161
Aureus 145-147, AV 7.32 g. A[VR]ELIVS CAES – AR AVG P II F COS II Bare-headed and draped bust r. Rev. HILA – R – ITAS Hilaritas standing l., holding long palm branch and cornucopia. C 234 var. (also cuirassed). BMC A. Pius 609 var. (also cuirassed). RIC A. Pius 432b var. (also cuirassed). Calicó 1862 (this obverse die).
An extremely rare variety. A portrait of excellent style struck on a very large
flan and a lovely light reddish tone. Two almost invisible marks on
obverse, otherwise good extremely fine

Ex Christie, Mason & Woods 6th October 1987, 478. From the P.S. Hamilton collection. This coin is sold with an export licence issued by the government of Spain.
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