Numismatica Ars Classica
Auction 138 18-19 May 2023
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Marcus Aurelius caesar, 139 – 161.
Aureus circa 147–148, AV 7.18 g. AVRELIVS – CAESAR AVG P II F Bare-headed and draped bust r. Rev. TR POT II – COS II Minerva, helmeted, standing r., holding spear and resting l. hand on shield. C 606. BMC –, cf. A. Pius 640 (denarius). RIC A. Pius 438. Calicó 1925a (these dies).
A coin in exceptional condition. A magnificent portrait, work of a very skilled
master engraver, perfectly struck in high relief. Lovely light reddish tone,
virtually as struck and Fdc
Ex Leu 75, 1999, 1526 and NAC 97, 2016, 147 sales.
Aureus circa 147–148, AV 7.18 g. AVRELIVS – CAESAR AVG P II F Bare-headed and draped bust r. Rev. TR POT II – COS II Minerva, helmeted, standing r., holding spear and resting l. hand on shield. C 606. BMC –, cf. A. Pius 640 (denarius). RIC A. Pius 438. Calicó 1925a (these dies).
A coin in exceptional condition. A magnificent portrait, work of a very skilled
master engraver, perfectly struck in high relief. Lovely light reddish tone,
virtually as struck and Fdc
Ex Leu 75, 1999, 1526 and NAC 97, 2016, 147 sales.