E-auction 399-311542 - brm_620961 - MARCUS AURELIUS Sesterce
You must signin and be an approved bidder to bid, LOGIN TO BID. Accounts are subject to approval and the approval process takes place within 48 hours. Do not wait until the day a sale closes to register. Clicking on « bid » constitutes acceptance of the terms of use of cgb.fr private e-auctions.
Bids must be placed in whole Euro amounts only. The sale will start closing at the time stated on the item description; any bids received at the site after the closing time will not be executed. Transmission times may vary and bids could be rejected if you wait until the last second. For further information ckeck the E-auctions F.A.Q.
NO BUYER'S FEE.
NO BUYER'S FEE.
| Estimate : | 110 € |
| Price : | 53 € |
| Maximum bid : | 83 € |
| End of the sale : | 07 December 2020 14:29:00 |
| bidders : | 9 bidders |
Type : Sesterce
Date: 165
Mint name / Town : Roma
Metal : copper
Diameter : 31 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 24,44 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan épais à l’usure importante, lisible et identifiable. Patine marron
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : [M AVREL ANTONIN]VS AVG - ARMENIACVS[ P M].
Obverse description : Buste lauré et cuirassé de Marc Aurèle à droite, vu de trois quarts en arrière (B*4).
Obverse translation : “Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus Armeniacus Pontifex Maximus”, (Marc Aurèle Antonin auguste arméniaque grand pontife).
Reverse
Reverse legend : TR POT XIX - IMP II [COS III]// SC.
Reverse description : L’empereur debout à gauche, vêtu militairement, entouré de quatre enseignes groupées deux par deux.
Reverse translation : “Tribunicia Potestas nonum decimum Imperator iterum Consul tertium”, (Revêtu de la dix-neuvième puissance tribunitienne de la deuxième acclamation impériale consul pour la troisième fois).
Commentary
Poids léger. Ce type semble plus rare que ne le laissent supposer les ouvrages généraux. C’est la première fois que nous le présentons à la vente.
Historical background
MARCUS AURELIUS
(139-03/17/180)
Augustus
Caesar from 139, wearing the consulship for 140, Marc Aurèle receives tribunician power in 147 and succeeds Antonin in 161. His personal reign is marked by the Parthian war (162-165). After the death of Lucius Verus in 169, he had to face the Germanic invasions and the plague which ravaged the Empire. Marcus Aurelius associates his son Commodus with the Empire from 175 and dies of the plague in 180 in Vienna.
Report a mistake
Print the page
Share my selection
Ask a question
Consign / sell
Full data
Your Recently Viewed Items
MARCUS AURELIUS Sesterce VF
53.00 €
cgbfr.com numismatists
