70, Lot: 49. DIVUS MARCUS AURELIUS. 161-180 AD. 
   Æ Sestertius (30mm, 23.51 gm). Struck under 
   Commodus, 180 AD. Estimate $200. Sold for $198. 

   DIVUS MARCUS AURELIUS. 161-180 AD. Æ Sestertius 
   (30mm, 23.51 gm). Struck under Commodus, 180 AD. 
   Bare head right / Garlanded funeral pyre of four 
   tiers surmounted by statue of Aurelius in facing 
   quadriga. RIC III 662 (Commodus); MIR 18, 
   487-6/10; Cohen 165. VF, brown patina, some 
   pitting and smoothing.

From CNG e-Auction #70, closed August 6, 2003; re-used By permission of CNG, www.cngcoins.com.