438, Lot: 522. Estimate $500. Sold for $300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Sestertius (31mm, 26.80 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 148-149. Laureate head right / Crossed cornucopias from which a grape bunch flanked by two grain ears hang, surmounted by busts of two boys, vis-à-vis. RIC III 857; Banti 410. VF, glossy dark brown patina, areas of earthen encrustation, shallow scratches, some corrosion on reverse.