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Auction 123  23-24 May 2023
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Lot 643

Estimate: 750 USD
Price realized: 550 USD
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Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. Æ Sestertius (32mm, 24.93 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 169. Laureate head right / Marcus Aurelius on horseback right, holding spear and reins; to left, three soldiers standing right; to right, soldier standing left, holding spear and shield. RIC III 963; MIR 18, 179-6/30; Banti 244. Dark brown patina, minor roughness and deposits on reverse. VF. Rare.

From the D.K. Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 97 (17 September 2014), lot 670; Roma VI (29 September 2013), lot 944.

This reverse commemorates Aurelius' departure in AD 169 on his first campaign against the Germanic tribes.
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