Corinthia, Corinth Antoninus Pius, 138-161 Bronze circa 138-161, Æ 25.6mm., 11.41g. Laureate head r. Rev. Cult statue of Venus/Aphrodite of Acrocorinthus standing, l., holding Mars/Ares' shield before her as mirror. BMC -. SNG Cop. -. Edwards -. NCP -. BCD Corinth 652 (this coin). RPC Online 8379.2 (this coin illustrated).
Extremely rare, only two specimens cited in RPC. Brown tone, About Very Fine.
Ex Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, auction 13-14 March 1899 (London) 129 and Ex Lanz sale 105, 2001, 652. From the BCD collection. Illustrated in BCD.
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.
Price realized | 260 GBP |
Starting price | 70 GBP |