Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Sestertius (31.5mm, 23.78 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 139.

Triton XXV
Lot: 908. Estimated: $ 1 000

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Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Sestertius (31.5mm, 23.78 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 139. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P, laureate head right / A S [I A] around, COS II/ S C in two lines across field, Asia, towered and draped, standing left, holding crown on extended right hand and anchor on ground in left. RIC III 579; Strack 779δ; Banti 38 var. (placement of rev. legend); BMCRE 1183; G. Hirsch 188, lot 704 (same dies). Green-brown patina, areas of minor porosity and smoothing, scratch on reverse. VF. Rare.

From the William H. Whetstone Collection. Ex Collection of a Gentleman, Kent, England (Classical Numismatic Group 117, 19 May 2021), lot 540 (hammer $1,900).


The final winners of all Triton XXV lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 11-12 January 2022. Triton XXV – Session Three – Roman Republican & Imperatorial Coinage through Byzantine Coinage will be held Wednesday morning, 12 January 2022 beginning at 9:00 AM ET.

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