Lot 109
Rome. Marcus Aurelius, as Caesar, 139-161 AD. Gold Aureus (7.20 g), Rome, struck 148-149 AD. Draped bust of Marcus Aurelius right, head bare. Reverse: Fides standing right, holding two grain ears in her right hand and a plate of fruit in her left; TR POT III COS II. RIC 445Ac; Biaggi 873; BMCRE 695; Calicó 1932; C. 624 var. Lustrous and sharp, with a splendid portrait in high relief, and especially stylish reverse figure. Rare. NGC graded Uncirculated.
Estimated Value $12,000 - 14,000.
Ex "Perfectionist Collection," Leu 93, 10 May 2005, lot 32; bought from Leonard Forrer in November 1951 and from the collection of Conte Alessandro Magnaguti, Santamaria, 23 October 1951, 45. Illustrated in Money of the World, coin 45.
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| Realized $28,750 |
