Lot 3451
Sale 129 · Important Australian, British, World, and Ancient Coins, Banknotes, and Medals
Images
Coin 1
Coin 2
Description
Antoninus Pius, (A.D. 138-161), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued 145-147, (3.54 g), obv. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P, laureate head to right, rev. TR POT COS IIII, Liberalitas standing left, holding abacus and cornucopiae, LIB IIII below, (S.4089, RIC 155 type 2, RSC 490a, BMC 567); another posthumous issue, silver denarius, Rome mint, issued 162, (3.30 g), obv. DIVVS ANTONINVS, bare headed bust to right of Antoninus Pius, rev. CONSECRATIO around, pyramidal crematorium of four storeys, garlanded base, surmounted by emperor in quadriga, (S.5193, RIC 436, RSC 164). Toned, very fine, scarce. (2)
Ex Hans Ferdinand Collection, previously from Peter Wall in 1975 and Stan Church in 1978.
- Estimate
- $150
- Result Status
- Sold
- Prices Realised
- $100