Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
January 2023 NYINC Auction 17-20 Jan 2023
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MARCUS AURELIUS AS CAESAR, A.D. 139-161. Egypt, Alexandria. BI Tetradrachm (11.48 gms), Dated RY 20 (A.D. 156/7). VERY FINE.
RPC-16372; Dattari-3172. Struck under Antoninus Pius. Obverse: Bare-headed and cuirassed bust right, wearing paludamentum; Reverse: Poseidon standing right, with foot on rock, holding trident and dolphin; L-K (date) across fields. A VERY RARE type, the only other example on CoinArchives being the RPC plate coin. An attractive piece with even gunmetal-gray surfaces and a strong portrait of the young Marcus Aurelius. Minor porosity is noted.
Estimate: $100 - $200
RPC-16372; Dattari-3172. Struck under Antoninus Pius. Obverse: Bare-headed and cuirassed bust right, wearing paludamentum; Reverse: Poseidon standing right, with foot on rock, holding trident and dolphin; L-K (date) across fields. A VERY RARE type, the only other example on CoinArchives being the RPC plate coin. An attractive piece with even gunmetal-gray surfaces and a strong portrait of the young Marcus Aurelius. Minor porosity is noted.
Estimate: $100 - $200