Roman Silver & Bronze
Lot 3441 Session 11 (9.30am Friday) Roman Silver & Bronze
Estimate $200
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SOLD $200
ANTONINUS PIUS, (A.D. 138-161), AE dupondius, (11.64 grams), Rome mint, issued A.D. 157-158, obv. radiate head of Antoninus Pius to right, around ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XXI, rev. around COS IIII, Distyle temple shrine with arched roof containing statue of the Genius of the Senate standing on a pedestal, S C in exergue, (cf.S.4216, RIC 989, cf.C.334). Light brown patina, good very fine and rare.
Sear notes that the precise location of this shrine is uncertain; Hill believes it may have been in the Roman Senate House, the Curia Julia.
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