Ancient Gold Coins - Roman
Lot 4234 Session 16 (9.30am Friday 25 November) Terry Naughton Collec Ancient Gold Coins - Roman
Estimate $7,000
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $8,200
ANTONINUS PIUS, (A.D. 138-161), gold aureus, (7.30 g), Rome mint, issued A.D. 160-161, obv. laureate head of Antoninus Pius to right, around ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XXIIII, rev. Pietas standing to left between two children, holding globe and child, around PIETATI AVG COS IIII, (S.4016, RIC 302, BMC 984). Nearly extremely fine.
Ex Noble Numismatics Sale 93 (lot 4859).
The three children depicted on the reverse refer to the three grandsons of Antoninus Pius (Commodus, Annius Verus and Aurelius Antoninus).
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