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10 May 2011
Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Zürich
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Estimate: 350 CHF
Hammer Price:  2400 CHF
Lot 1411

THESSALY, Thessalian League. Marcus Aurelius, 161-1. Tetrassarion or Sestertius (Bronze, 31 mm, 21.67 g, 3 h), mid- late 160s. ΑΥΤ Μ ΑΥΡ - ΑΝΤωΝϵΙΝΟC Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Marcus Aurelius to right. Rev. ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΘεCCΑΛωΝ Athena Itonia striding right, hurling spear. Burrer, MA-G 1. Rogers 94. Extremely rare. A clear and attractive example with a dark, reddish-green patina. About extremely fine.

Ex H. J. Berk, Buy or Bid Sale 81, 31 March 1991, 708 ($300).

The portrait of Marcus Aurelius on this coin is a decidedly provincial one, but its short and neat beard points to it having been issued rather earlier in his reign than later. If so, and the coins of Faustina II seem to fit in the same period (see lots 1414 - 1415, below), the issue was probably struck in the mid - late 160s. For this lot, and those that follow, we would like to extend our sincere thanks to Dr. Friedrich Burrer for making available his unpublished corpus of the coinage of the Thessalian League from Marcus Aurelius to Gallienus.

Online bidding closes: 10 May 2011, 14:00:00 CEST Current Date & Time: 24 Apr 2024, 17:31:38 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:2400 CHF

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