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Nomos 19

17 November 2019
Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Zurich
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Estimate: 4500 CHF
Current Price:  No Bids
Lot 273

Marcus Aurelius, 161-180. Sestertius (Orichalcum, 33 mm, 28.91 g, 12 h), Rome, 161. IMP CAES M AVREL ANTONINVS AVG P M Bare-headed and cuirassed bust of Marcus Aurelius to right, seen from behind. Rev. CONCORD AVGVSTOR TR P XV / COS III / S - C Marcus Aurelius, togate on the left, and Lucius Verus, togate on the right, facing each other and clasping their right hands; in his left hand, Marcus holds a scroll. Banti 24. BMC 847 var. Cohen 45. RIC 796. A superb example, with a splendid, sharply struck portrait and a fine dark green patina. Very carefully and professionally cleaned after its last auction appearance, with spectacular results. Extremely fine.

From a Swiss collection, ex Goldberg 106, 4 September 2018, 1551 and Naumann 66, 3 June 2018, 505 .

This is one of those wonderful coins that show just how much proper cleaning, not tooling (!), can improve a coin's appearance. When this coin appeared on sale in Long Beach and Munich in 2018 it was presented more or less as found, with considerable traces of corrosion and encrustations; it was then cleaned properly. By properly, I do not mean the way so many 1000s of bronze coins have been marred and defaced by cleaners in certain Balkan countries who tool the portraits and legends, smooth the fields and then change the color. The respect and care with which this coin has been treated makes it a prize for any serious collector.

Online bidding closes: 17 Nov 2019, 10:00:00 CET Current Date & Time: 18 Apr 2024, 02:09:02 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Current Price:Unsold

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