Marcus Aurelius Æ Sestertius. Rome, AD 172-173. [M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXVII], laureate and cuirassed bust to right / [IMP VI COS III], Mercury standing to left on pedestal, holding caduceus and purse, within tetrastyle temple with figural columns on two steps; tortoise, cock, ram, caduceus, winged helmet and purse in semi-circular tympanum; S-C across fields, RELIG AVG in exergue. RIC III 1076; BMCRE 1446. 19.76g, 30mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine; flan crack.
From the Vitangelo Collection, collector's ticket included.