Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Sestertius (35mm, 26.48 g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 140. VF.

CNG Feature Auction 123
Lot: 634. Estimated: $ 3 000

Roman Imperial, Bronze, Coin-in-Hand Video

Sold For $ 5 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Sestertius (35mm, 26.48 g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 140. ANTONINVS AVGVSTVS PIVS, laureate bust right, wearing aegis / P P TR P COS III, S C in exergue, Aeneas, wearing short tunic and cloak, advancing right, carrying Anchises on left shoulder and leading Ascanius by right hand: Anchises is veiled and draped and holds box in left hand, Ascanius wears Phrygian cap and holds pedum in left hand. RIC III 615; Strack 903 (this coin cited); Banti 309 (this coin illustrated); BMCRE 1264. Brown patina, tooled and smoothed. VF. Very rare.

Ex Künker 288 (13 March 2017), lot 577; Kunst und Münzen XXIX (20 May 1993), lot 384; Henry Platt Hall Collection (Part II, Glendining, 16 November 1950), lot 1458; M. L. Vierordt Collection (J. Schulman, 5 March 1923), lot 1479; Egger XLIII (14 April 1913), lot 943; J. Hirsch XI (4 May 1904), lot 916.

The reverse depicts a scene recounted by Virgil in the Aeneid, when the Greeks attacked and set fire to Troy; here we see Aeneas fleeing, carrying his aged father, Anchises, on his shoulder, leading his son, Ascanius, by the hand to safety.

The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 123 lots will be determined during the live online sale that will be held on 23-24 May 2023. This lot is in Session Three, which will begin 24 May 2023 at 9 AM ET.

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