Anonymous issues. temp. Hadrian–Antoninus Pius, AD 117-161. Æ Quadrans (15.5mm, 2.15 g, 6h). Rome mint. EF.

Triton XXVI
Lot: 766. Estimated: $ 500

Roman Imperial, Bronze

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Anonymous issues. temp. Hadrian–Antoninus Pius, AD 117-161. Æ Quadrans (15.5mm, 2.15 g, 6h). Rome mint. Draped bust of Annius Verus, as the personification of Summer, right, wearing floral wreath / S • C within wreath. RIC II 34; Van Heesch pl. XXV, 8; Weigel 21; Kestner, Tesseren –. Brown patina. EF. Excellent detail in fine style.

From the S & S Collection.

Mattingly originally assigned this type to the large number of anonymous quadrantes issued in the general period of the late first and early second centuries. He dismissed the assertion of Cohen, however, who assigned this type to Annius Verus, the deceased twin of the emperor Commodus. The presence of several consistent varieties of this type prompted Van Heesch to retain the Antonine attribution, but to assign these coins instead to personifications of the seasons, representations of the abundance present in Rome's “Golden Age.”

The final winners of all Triton XXVI lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 10-11 January 2023.

Triton XXVI – Session Three – Lots 674-990 will be held Wednesday morning, 11 January 2023 beginning at 9:00 AM ET.

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