Lot 5528

Description

Antoninus Pius, (A.D. 138-161), AE sestertius, carefully retooled to reinforce the type, (23.30 grams), Rome mint, type issued 158-159, obv. laureate head of irregular Antoninus Pius head to right, around recut letters ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XXII, rev. Pietas standing to left, holding globe in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand, on each side a child standing facing each other, on left child holding palm, around recut letters PIETATI AVG COS IIII, COS III in exergue, S C across, (S.-, cf.RIC 1002, cf.C.620). Even dark brown patina, tooled and recut letters otherwise very fine, an interesting recut and altered coin, and with collectors card description.

Ex Cappenalle Collection. The coin has its letters recut and the bust of Antoninus Pius reinforced. The inconsistency of the COS III in the exergue and COS IIII in reverse legend shows the carelessness of the recutter, probably the COS III is from the original host coin of Antoninus Pius.