Antoninus Pius AV Aureus. Rome, AD 148-149. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XII, bare-headed and cuirassed bust to right / COS IIII, Aequitas standing to left, holding scales and cornucopiae. RIC III 177; C. 237 var. (not cuirassed); BMCRE 647; Biaggi 705; Calicó 1500 (same dies). 7.22g, 20mm, 5h.
Good Extremely Fine; an attractive portrait, highly lustrous.
From the Altstetten Collection, kept in the vault of Crédit Suisse Geneva (documentation available upon request) since 26 November 1969.
Price realized | 4'600 GBP |
Starting price | 3'000 GBP |
Estimate | 5'000 GBP |