120, Lot: 173. Estimate $300. Sold for $271. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ANTONINUS PIUS. 138-161 AD. Æ Sestertius (31mm, 22.31 g). Struck 140-144 AD. Laureate head right / Pius standing right holding small statue of Concordia, clasping hand with Faustina Sr. who stands left and holds a sceptre; between them stand Marcus Aurelius and Faustina Jr. clasping hands over an altar. RIC III 601; BMCRE 1236; Cohen 146. Fine, dark green patina.

From the Tony Hardy Collection.