Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Sestertius (31.5mm, 23.01 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 139.

Triton XXV
Lot: 909. Estimated: $ 1 500

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Sold For $ 4 750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Sestertius (31.5mm, 23.01 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 139. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P •, laureate head right / SYR[IA], S C across field, CO[S II] in exergue, Syria, towered and draped, standing left, holding crown on extended right hand and cornucopia in left; at feet to left, Orontes swimming left. RIC III 590; Strack 797δ; Banti 401; BMCRE 1200. Green and brown patina. Good VF. Very rare, Banti records only one example.

From the William H. Whetstone Collection.


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