Lydia, Nicea Cilbianorum Marcus Aurelius Caesar, 139-161 Bronze circa 147-161, Æ 17.9mm., 3.24g. Laureate bust of Marcus Aurelius wearing cuirass(?) and paludamentum r.; facing draped bust of Faustina II l. Rev. Dionysus (?) standing, facing, head, l., holding uncertain object (cantharus or bunch of grapes?), resting arm on column. RPC Online 11108.
Extremely rare, green patina, About Very Fine.
From the E.E. Clain-Stefanelli collection.
In addition, winning bids of EEC clients for this coin are subject to a 5% fee on hammer price as a reimbursement for import duty paid to HMRC.
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Starting price | 40 GBP |