Watch List notes:

Marcus Aurelius, 161-180. Sestertius (Orichalcum, 31 mm, 27.81 g, 12 h), Rome, 163-164. M AVREL ANTONINVS AVG ARMENIACVS P M Laureate head of Marcus Aurelius to right. Rev. TR P XVIII IMP II COS III / S - C Virtus standing front, head to right, holding spear in her right hand and placing her left on shield set on the ground. BMC 1088. Cohen 838. RIC 861. A lovely example with an excellent portrait. Minor edge crack, otherwise, good very fine.


From the collection of an Armenian businessman, ex Numismatica Ars Classica 92, 23 May 2016, 2253.