★ A beautiful sestertius of Antoninus Pius ★

Antoninus Pius, 138-161. Sestertius (Orichalcum, 32 mm, 23.33 g, 5 h), Rome, 152-153. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XVI Laureate head of Antoninus Pius to right. Rev. SALVS AVG COS IIII / S C Salus standing front, head to left, feeding serpent, rising from altar, out of patera with her right hand and holding long scepter in her left. BMC 1925. Cohen 732. RIC 906. A lovely example with a beautiful green patina. A few minor deposits, otherwise, about extremely fine.

From the collection of Dipl.-Ing. Adrian Lang, ex Rauch 89, 5 December 2011, 1624.