Watch List notes:

MARCUS AURELIUS, (A.D. 161-180), AE sestertius, Rome Mint, issued 166, (23.01 g), obv. laureate head to right, around M AVREL ANTONINVS AVG [ARMENIACVS P M], rev. CONG A[VG III TR POT] XX IMP III COS III around, COS III in exergue, [S C] in exergue, Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus seated left on curule chairs atop platform with prefect behind, before them an official standing left holding abacus and distributing dole to a man who stands on the steps of the platform, (S.4964, RIC.914, C.75), Brown and green patina, surface marks and pitting, good fine and a very rare type. $$ Ex Dr V.J.A. Flynn Collection. This rare type commemorates the Congiarium - a personal gift of cash from the Emperor to the people.