603
Marcus Aurelius (AD 161-180), Æ Sestertius, 26.24g, 6h. Mint of Rome, struck AD 177-178.
M AVREL
ANTONINVS AVG TR P XX
[
II
], head facing right, laureate. Rev.
FELICITAS AVG IMP VIIII COS III P P, S-
C
, Felicitas standing left, holding a caduceus and a sceptre (RIC 1227). Dark brown-green patina, very
fine.
$ 200
604
Faustina Jnr (wife of Marcus Aurelius), Gold Aureus, 7.32g, 6h. Mint of Rome, struck AD 161-176.
FAVSTINA
AVGVSTA
, bust facing right, draped. Rev.
SALVTI AVGVSTAE
, Salus seated left, feeding from a patera a
snake rising from an altar (RIC 716; Calicó 2073; BMC 151; C 198; RCV 5244). A few light marks, good very
fine / very fine.
$ 5,000
605 606
605
Diva Faustina Jnr (wife of Marcus Aurelius, d. AD 141), Æ Sestertius, 23.23g, 12h. Mint of Rome, struck after
AD 141.
DIVA FAVSTINA PIA
, bust facing right, draped. Rev.
SIDERIBVS RECEPTA, S-C
, Diana standing
right, holding a torch (RIC 1715; C 215). Dark brown patina, about very fine.
Scarce
.
$ 350
606
Lucius Verus (AD 161-169), Æ Sestertius, 29.42g. 12h. Mint of Rome, struck AD 161.
IMP CAES L AVREL
VERVS AVG
, bust facing right, cuirassed. Rev.
CONCORD AVGVSTOR TR P II, S-C
, Lucius Verus and Marcus
Aurelius standing facing each other, with clasped right hands,
COS II
in exergue (RIC 1295 var; BMC 1024;
C 38). With a very good portrait, dark brown-green patina, good very fine and an attractive example.
$ 900
ex McHugh Collection
ex Noble Numismatics, Sale 95, 23-26 November 2010, lot 5554
607
Lucius Verus (AD 161-169), Silver Denarius, 3.29g. Mint of Rome, AD 163.
IMP L VERVS AVG
, bare head
facing right. Rev.
PROV DEOR TR P III COS II
, Providentia standing facing, head left, holding globe and
cornucopiae (RIC 491; Szaivert 56-14/10; BMC 229; RSC 156). Boldly struck with a high relief portrait and
perfectly centred, lustrous and delicately toned, nearly mint state.
$ 700
ex Roma Auction IV, 30 September 2012, lot 567
ex Triton Auction X, 9 January 2007, lot 647
