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Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Sestertius (32mm, 22.72 g, 5h). Provincial series. Rome mint. Struck AD 139. Laureate head right / DACIA, S - C, COS II in exergue, Dacia standing facing, head left, holding crown in right hand, draco standard in left. RIC III 581; Banti 135. Dark green patina, flan crack, roughness on reverse. VF. Very rare, only one known to Banti.
Ex Friedrich Collection (Numismatica Ars Classica, 2 April 1995), lot 1355, purchased from Frank Kovacs.
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.
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