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The Euclidean Collection  –  28 March 2024

The Coin Cabinet, The Euclidean Collection

Roman Coins

Th, 28.03.2024, from 3:00 PM CET
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Description

Roman Empire Antoninus Pius AD 153-154 Æ Sestertius Good Fine; smoothed
Good Fine; smoothed | ROMAN EMPIRE. Antoninus Pius.
Bronze sestertius, AD 153-154. Rome.
Obv: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XVII, laureate bust right, slight drapery on shoulder. Rev: LIBERALITAS VII, Emperor, togate, seated left on curule chair on platform on right, extending right hand; Liberalitas standing before, holding abacus and cornucopiae; below platform, citizen standing right, holding up fold of toga in both hands; S-C across fields, COS IIII in exergue.
Good Fine; smoothed.

Reference: RIC III-915 var. (bust type); BMCRE-1943 var. (same).
Rarity: Exceedingly Rare; unpublished in the standard reference works, seemingly no examples held in public collections or found on CoinArchives.
Provenance: from the Euclidean Collection; acquired from David Miller, August 2015.
Die Axis: 6h.
Diameter: 32 mm.
Weight: 26.69 g.
Composition: Bronze.

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Price realized 85 GBP
Starting price 75 GBP
Estimate 150 GBP
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