Auction Catalogue

15 February 2017

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A Distinguished Collection of Roman Bronze Coins, the Property of a Gentleman

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Lot

№ 125

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15 February 2017

Hammer Price:
£2,600

Roman Imperial Coinage, Lucius Verus, Sestertius, Rome, March-December 161, laureate and draped bust right, imp caes l avrel vervs avg, rev. concord avgvstor tr p, Lucius Verus and Marcus Aurelius standing with hands clasped, s c in field, cos ii in exergue, 25.21g (RIC Marcus Aurelius 1285; C 29). Small flan crack, otherwise extremely fine, dark patina £600-800

Provenance: Münzhandlung Basel Auction 8 (Basle), 22-3 March 1937, lot 809; E.A. Sydenham Collection, Glendining Auction, 10 December 1941, lot 197 [from Seaby]