Watch List notes:

Marcus Aurelius, 161-180. Sestertius (Orichalcum, 29 mm, 21.49 g, 7 h), Rome, 172-173. M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXVII Laureate and cuirassed bust of Marcus Aurelius to right, seen from behind. Rev. VICT / GERMA / IMP VI / COS III / S C within laurel wreath. Banti 499 (this coin). BMC 1456. Cohen 996. RIC 1091. A wonderful coin with a beautiful dark green patina and an extensive pedigree. Extremely fine.


Ex Leu 53, 21 October 1991, 261 and from the collections of Nelson Bunker Hunt, Sotheby's, 1990, 739, M. J. Scheyer, Ars Classica XIII, 27-29 June 1928, 1329 and Conte G. L. Cornaggia-Medici-Castiglioni, R. Ratto, 20 April 1914, 230.