Very Rare Pius Sestertius

204, Lot: 123. Estimate $200. Sold for $230. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Sestertius (31mm, 21.83 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 140-144. Laureate head right / Britannia seated left on rock, holding standard and spear, left elbow resting on shield set on [helmet]. RIC III 745; Banti 48. Good Fine, green patina. Very rare, only two specimens cited by Banti.

From the J.S. Vogelaar Collection.