Sale: CNG 67, Lot: 1516. Estimate $750. Closing Date: Wednesday, 22 September 2004. Sold For $950. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ANTONINUS PIUS. 138-161 AD. Æ Sestertius (28.47 gm). Struck 140-144 AD. Laureate head right / She-wolf suckling the twins within cave. RIC III 650; BMCRE 1321 var. (slight drapery); Cohen -. Choice VF, red and olive patina, light field marks. ($750)
From the Michael Weller Collection. Ex Stack's (10 June 1997), lot 355.This issue commemorates the impending 900th anniversary of Rome's founding.