★ A beautiful sestertius of Marcus Aurelius ★

Marcus Aurelius, 161-180. Sestertius (Orichalcum, 32 mm, 25.16 g, 6 h), Rome, 177. M ANTONINVS AVG GERM SARM TR P XXXI Laureate head of Marcus Aurelius to right. Rev. IMP VIII COS III P P / S - C / DE GERMANIS Pile of arms consisting of cuirass, shields of various shapes, spears, vexillum, signa, and carnyx. BMC 1596. Cohen 163. RIC 1184. Well struck on a broad flan and with a lovely green and brown patina. Extremely fine.