Sale: Triton XIII, Lot: 320. Estimate $1000.  Closing Date: Monday, 4 January 2010.  Sold For $1600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Sestertius (27.62 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 143-144. ANTONINVS AVG PI VS P P TR P COS III, laureate head right / IMPERA TOR II, S C across field, Victory flying right, holding transverse trophy with both hands. RIC III 717a; Banti 178; BMCRE 1610. Near EF, handsome dark green patina. Wonderful portrait.