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Marcus Aurelius, as Augustus (AD 161-180). AE as (27mm, 12.31 gm, 5h). NGC Choice VF. Rome, AD 176-177. M ANTONINVS AVG GER-M SARM TR P XXXI, laureate head of Marcus Aurelius right / IMP VIII COS III / FELICITATI / AVG P P, quinquereme sailing right, four rowers visible; figure of Neptune standing right under arch on stern, grounded trident in right hand, dolphin in outstretched left, left foot on rock, S-C across fields. RIC III 1196.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 431 (24 October 2018), lot 421; Gorny & Mosch, Auction 241 (10 October 2016), lot 2318
This issue was minted to pay tribute to the ars navalis after the safe return of a near shipwreck during the voyage from the East back to Rome in autumn AD 176.
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HID02906262019
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Estimate: 300-500 USD
Marcus Aurelius, as Augustus (AD 161-180). AE as (27mm, 12.31 gm, 5h). NGC Choice VF. Rome, AD 176-177. M ANTONINVS AVG GER-M SARM TR P XXXI, laureate head of Marcus Aurelius right / IMP VIII COS III / FELICITATI / AVG P P, quinquereme sailing right, four rowers visible; figure of Neptune standing right under arch on stern, grounded trident in right hand, dolphin in outstretched left, left foot on rock, S-C across fields. RIC III 1196.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 431 (24 October 2018), lot 421; Gorny & Mosch, Auction 241 (10 October 2016), lot 2318
This issue was minted to pay tribute to the ars navalis after the safe return of a near shipwreck during the voyage from the East back to Rome in autumn AD 176.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-imperial/ancients-marcus-aurelius-as-augustus-ad-161-180-ae-as-27mm-1231-gm-5h-ngc-choice-vf/a/61199-97141.s?type=CoinArchives61199
HID02906262019
© 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 300-500 USD