Numismatica Ars Classica
Auction 131 30 May 2022
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Marcus Aurelius caesar, 139-161
Aureus 148-149, AV 7.15 g. AVRELIVS – CAESAR AVG PII F Bare-headed and cuirassed bust r. with drapery on l. shoulder; breast plate decorated with medusa. Rev. TR POT III – COS II Fides standing r., holding corn ears in r. hand and basket of fruit in upraised l. C –. BMC –. RIC A. Pius 440c var. (bust l. without medusa). Strack 199. Calicó –.
An apparently unrecorded variety of an exceedingly rare type. A magnificent and interesting
portrait perfectly struck in high relief. Virtually as struck and Fdc
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Aureus 148-149, AV 7.15 g. AVRELIVS – CAESAR AVG PII F Bare-headed and cuirassed bust r. with drapery on l. shoulder; breast plate decorated with medusa. Rev. TR POT III – COS II Fides standing r., holding corn ears in r. hand and basket of fruit in upraised l. C –. BMC –. RIC A. Pius 440c var. (bust l. without medusa). Strack 199. Calicó –.
An apparently unrecorded variety of an exceedingly rare type. A magnificent and interesting
portrait perfectly struck in high relief. Virtually as struck and Fdc
View a video of this lot