Ancient Gold
Lot 3406 Ancient Gold
Estimate $4,000
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SOLD $4,100
MARCUS AURELIUS, (A.D. 161-180), gold aureus, issued A.D. 145 as Caesar, Rome mint, (7.20 grams), obv. bare head bust of Marcus Aurelius to right, around AVRELIVS CAES ANTON AVG P II F, rev. around TR POT X COS II, Minerva helmeted, advancing right, brandishing javelin and holding shield, (cf.S.1376, RIC 465b, cf.C.684). Perfectly centred, good very fine and rare in this condition.
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Estimate $4,000
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