Lot 4725

Description

Antoninus Pius, (A.D. 138-161), AE As, issued 139, Rome mint, (8.71 g), obv. laureate head to right of Antoninus Pius, around ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P, rev. Pax standing to left holding olive branch and cornucopiae, PAX in exergue, around TR POT COS II, S C across field, (S.4309, RIC 569a, C.578) (illustrated); Volusian, (A.D. 251-253), AE sestertius, Rome mint, (14.44 g), obv. laureate bust draped to right of Volusian, around IMP CAE C VIB VOLVSIANO AVG, rev. Juno seated facing in circular temple of two columns, around traces of IVNONI MARTIALI, S C across, (S.9788, RIC 252a, C.41); a countermarked standing figure on an AE as of Marcus Aurelius, host coin poor. First coin nearly very fine, second coin porous from cleaning, last coin poor. (3)