Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Sestertius (32mm, 25.14 g, 11h). Provincial series. Rome mint. Struck AD 139.

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Roman Imperial, Bronze

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Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Sestertius (32mm, 25.14 g, 11h). Provincial series. Rome mint. Struck AD 139. Laureate head right / AFRICA, S - C, COS II in exergue, Africa, wearing African elephant skin headdress, standing left, holding diadem of pearls and cornucopia. RIC III 574; Banti 10. Dark brown patina, smoothed, beard detail somewhat strengthened. Good VF. Very rare.

From the William H. Whetstone Collection.

The Provincial coin issues of Antoninus Pius begin early in his reign, circa AD 139, and represent something of a continuation from the similar series of his predecessor, Hadrian. Unlike Hadrian, Antoninus never left Italy over the 24 years of his reign and never saw the vast majority of the provinces depicted, although he did serve as governor of Asia during his senatorial career. The provincial sestertii of Antoninus are, as a rule, quite rare and difficult to acquire in pleasing grades. William H. Whetstone collected this series; several of his coins appear in this offering and additional coins will be offered in Triton XXV, on January 2022.

Closing Date and Time: 22 September 2021 at 14:13:20 ET.

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