Geneva Collections

🇨🇭

Roman Empire, Marcus Aurelius, Sestertius, Exceptional provenance to 1928, Virtus reverse.

159-160

Roman Empire, Marcus Aurelius, Sestertius, Exceptional provenance to 1928, Virtus reverse.

159-160

Color

N/A

Condition

Excellent

Material

Bronze

Place of production

Rome

Payment methods (4)

Shipping Methods (3)

Description

Roman Empire, Marcus Aurelius as Caesar under Antoninus Pius, Sestertius, Exceptional provenance to Karl Han Sale in 1928. Obv.: AVRELIVS CAES AVG PII F, bare headed, draped, and cuirassed bust right. Rev.: TR POT XIII COS II, Virtus standing right, left foot on helmet, holding spear in right hand, parazonium in left, S C across field 24.99 grams Ric-III 1349b; Bmcre-2086 Pedigree: Ex Cahn 1930, lot 704; Ex collection Karl Han (4 décembre 1928), lot 917. Ex Asta Ceresio 2 (Lugano, 26 sept. 1988), lot 209 Inv: 6000D253N30

Read more..

Description

Roman Empire, Marcus Aurelius as Caesar under Antoninus Pius, Sestertius, Exceptional provenance to Karl Han Sale in 1928.

Obv.: AVRELIVS CAES AVG PII F, bare headed, draped, and cuirassed bust right.
Rev.: TR POT XIII COS II, Virtus standing right, left foot on helmet, holding spear in right hand, parazonium in left, S C across field

24.99 grams
Ric-III 1349b; Bmcre-2086

Pedigree: Ex Cahn 1930, lot 704; Ex collection Karl Han (4 décembre 1928), lot 917. Ex Asta Ceresio 2 (Lugano, 26 sept. 1988), lot 209

Inv: 6000D253N30