Antoninus Pius AV Aureus. Rome, AD 155-156. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P IMP II, laureate head to right / TR POT XIX COS IIII, Victory, draped, advancing to left, holding wreath in extended right hand and palm at shoulder in left. RIC III 255a; C. 993; BMCRE 862; Biaggi 770; Calicó 1670 (same dies). 7.30g, 18mm, 12h.
Fleur De Coin; a truly spectacular specimen.
From the Altstetten Collection, kept in the vault of Crédit Suisse Geneva (documentation available upon request) since 26 November 1969.
Price realized | 11'000 GBP |
Starting price | 2'400 GBP |
Estimate | 4'000 GBP |