Antoninus Pius, 138-161. Sestertius (Orichalcum, 33.5 mm, 21.11 g, 11 h), Rome, 145-147. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P Laureate head of Antoninus Pius to right. Rev. COS IIII / S C Antoninus Pius, holding eagle-tipped scepter in his left hand and stretching his right out to left, driving slow quadriga to left. Banti 120. BMC 1669. Cohen 320. RIC 767a. With a fine brown patina and a splendid portrait. Some very minor smoothing in the fields, otherwise, extremely fine.
From a Swiss collection, ex Nomos 17, 26 October 2018, 258.
Price realized | 2'000 CHF |
Starting price | 1'000 CHF |
Estimate | 1'250 CHF |