292, Lot: 385. Estimate $100. Sold for $75. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Quadrans (19mm, 3.40 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 140-144. Laureate head right / Owl, eagle, and peacock. RIC III 709a. VF, dark green patina with some deposits, small spot of bronze disease above owl. Rare type.
The three birds are symbols for the Capitoline Triad: Minerva (owl), Jupiter (eagle), and Juno (peacock).