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MARCUS AURELIUS 161-180 AD

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WRB 8482

Æ Sestertius. Struck 170-171 AD. IMP M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXV, laureate head right. ® PRIMI/DECEN/NALES/COS III/S C in five lines within laurel wreath. RIC III 1006; BMCRE 1398; Foss 41; Cohen 497. According to Foss, Roman Historical Coins p. 138, this issue commemorates the "[tenth] anniversary of the sole reign of Aurelius, with vows to celebrate its completion, and in anticipation of another decade." Green patina with some light pitting.

£85.00

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WRB 9323

Æ Sestertius. IMP M ANTONINUS AVG TR XXV, laureate head right. ® VOTA SVSCEP DECENN II S-C, COS III in ex, Marcus Aurelius sacrificing over tripod altar left. RIC III 1017. From a collection formed in the 1960's and 70's.

£75.00

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WRB 8585

Æ Sestertius. Struck 145 AD. AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG P II F COS II, bare head right. ® VOTA PVBLICA, Marcus Aurelius standing left and Faustina II standing right, clasping hands; behind and between them Concordia standing right. S.C. RIC III 1253 (Antoninus Pius). Rare.

£425.00

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WRB 9972

Æ As. As Caesar (139-161), struck 154-155. AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII FIL, bare-headed, draped bust right. TR POT VIIII COS II SC, Salus standing left, holding patera, feeding serpent rising from altar. RIC III, 1324 (Antoninus Pius). 26mm. UK find from Lincolnshire.

£95.00

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