Antoninus Pius AV Aureus. Rome, AD 148-149. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XII, laureate and draped bust to right / COS IIII, Aequitas, draped, standing to left, holding scales in outstretched right hand and cornucopiae in left. RIC III 177f; C. 235; BMCRE 651; Biaggi 704; Calicó 1505c. 7.01g, 20mm, 6h.
Fleur De Coin. Scarce with this bust type; unquestionably among the finest known.
From the Altstetten Collection, kept in the vault of Crédit Suisse Geneva (documentation available upon request) since 26 November 1969.
Price realized | 8'500 GBP |
Starting price | 2'100 GBP |
Estimate | 3'500 GBP |