Ancients
Marcus Aurelius (AD 161-180). AV aureus (21mm, 7.29 gm, 6h). Rome, AD 168-169. M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXIII, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Marcus Aurelius right / FELICITAS AV COS III, Felicitas standing left, holding short caduceus in right hand and long scepter in left. RIC 201. BMCRE 489. Cohen 177. Calicó 1850a. Beautifully struck and lustrous, with full "mint bloom." Very light scratch in field before face. NGC (photo-certificate) Choice AU 5/5 - 4/5, Fine Style.From The Andre Constantine Dimitriadis Collection. Ex Stack's (New York, 2-3 December 1993), lot 2018.
Estimate: 8000-11000 USD