Antoninus Pius, AD 138-161. Denarius (Silver, 18 mm, 3.10 g, 6 h), Rome, 139. [I]MP T AEL CAES HADR ANTONINVS Bare head of Antoninus Pius to right. Rev. [A]VG PIVS [P] M TR P [COS II] Emblems of the pontificate: knife, sprinkler, jug, lituus and simpulum. RIC III 30. Very rare; toned. Minor porosity, otherwise, nearly very fine.

From the Collection of Prof. James M. Collier, acquired from Colosseum in NJ, in 1984.

This lot is sold to benefit the Collier Prize in Ancient Numismatics offered by the American Numismatic Society.