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   Item Sold At Auction #36
       Lot Number: 63997
       Final Sale Price: $363.00
       Denomination: Sestertius
       Grade: VF green patina with earthen highlights
       Reference: RIC III 1006; BMCRE 1398; Foss 41; Cohen 497

  Marcus Aurelius. 161-180 AD. Æ Sestertius (22.77 gm). Struck 170-171 AD. IMP M
  ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXV, laureate head right / PRIMI/DECEN/NALES/COS III/S C in five
  lines within laurel wreath. RIC III 1006; BMCRE 1398; Foss 41; Cohen 497. VF, green
  patina with earthen highlights. Estimate $300.

  According to Foss, Roman Historical Coins p. 138, this issue commemorates the
  "[tenth] anniversary of the sole reign of Aurelius, with vows to celebrate its
  completion, and in anticipation of another decade."

Online auction 36 closed August 27, 2001.

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