900th Anniversary of Rome

431, Lot: 414. Estimate $500. Sold for $850. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Sestertius (34.2mm, 24.75 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 140. Laureate head right / She-wolf standing right, suckling the twins in a cave. RIC III 650; Banti 442. VF, dark green patina with touches of red, cleaning scratches. Rare variety depicting the she-wolf in a cave.

Ex Berk BBS 202 (26 October 2017), lot 277 (sold at $1500).