Divus Antoninus Pius. Died AD 161. Æ Sestertius (30mm, 25.87 g, 12h). Consecration issue. Rome mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, AD 161. Near VF.

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Roman Imperial, Bronze

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Divus Antoninus Pius. Died AD 161. Æ Sestertius (30mm, 25.87 g, 12h). Consecration issue. Rome mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, AD 161. Bareheaded bust right, slight drapery / Funeral pyre of four tiers decorated with garlands, surmounted by facing quadriga. RIC III 1266 (Aurelius) var. (no drapery); MIR 18, 27-6/12; Banti 76. Brown patina, porosity, scratches on obverse. Near VF.

From the W. Toliver Besson Collection, purchased from Holyland Numismatics, 15 April 2011.


Closing Date and Time: 3 January 2024 at 12:50:40 ET.

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