Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. AV Aureus (18mm, 6.59 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 154. Good VF.

CNG Feature Auction 132
Lot: 791. Estimated: $ 2 000

Roman Imperial, Coin-in-Hand Video, Gold

Sold For $ 6 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. AV Aureus (18mm, 6.59 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 154. Laureate head right / Pius, togate, standing left, holding globe on extended hand and volumen. RIC III 241; Calicó 1531 (illustrating the Biaggi/Mazzini coin); BMCRE 835; Biaggi 721 = Mazzini 316; Cookie Family Collection (Stack’s Bowers Galleries, 25 August 2025), lot 40232 (same dies); CNG 103, 845 = CNG 100, 1880 (same dies); Pecunem 20 (Gitbud & Naumann, 3 August 2014), lot 649 (same dies). Toned. Good VF.

The mild, civilian nature of Antoninus’ government is exemplified by this aureus, which depicts him on the reverse wearing the toga, traditional garb of a Roman civil magistrate, and holding a globe and volumen, or scroll. The globe had been a symbol of universal rule since the emergence of classical Greece.

The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 132 lots will be determined at the live online sale that will be held on 18-19 May 2026.

CNG Feature Auction 132 – Session Three – Lot 588-888 will be held Tuesday morning, 19 May 2026 beginning at 9:00 AM ET.

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