Rome, 167-168 AD. AU aureus, 7.29 gr., 21 mm. Obv.: M ANTONINUS AUG ARM PARTH MAX; laureate head of Marcus Aurelius to the right. Rev.: TR P XXII IMP V COS III; Aequitas, draped, seated to the left holding scales in outstretched right hand and cornucopiae in left. Ref.: Calicó 2005 (these dies); RIC 189; BMC 465; S.M. Hurter, "Kaiser Roms im Münzporträt. 55 Aurei der Sammlung Götz Grabert" (Stuttgart 2003), 16. (this coin illustrated). Well struck on a very broad flan. Impressive pedigree. Good Extremely Fine. Ex Leu 2 (Zürich 1972), lot 397; CNG 61 (Lancaster PA 2002), lot 1816; Gorny & Mosch 169 (Munich 2008), 305; Harlan J. Berk 175 (Chicago 2011), lot 63; Gemini IX (Chicago 2012), lot 493; NAC 99 Zürich 2017), lot 14. From the William H. Williams, Götz Grabert and La Borde collections. |