Roman Silver & Bronze Coins - Imperial
Lot 4495 SESSION 17 (11.30AM FRIDAY 29TH JULY) Roman Silver & Bronze Coins - Imperial
Estimate $500
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SOLD $220
ANTONINUS PIUS, (A.D. 138-161), AE as, (11.65 g), Rome mint, issued A.D. 154-155, obv. laureate head of Antoninus Pius to right, around ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XVIII, rev. Britannia seated to left on rock, to left shield and sceptre, around BRITANNIA COS IIII, in exergue S C, (S.4266, RIC 934, C.118). Dark green patination, with rough edges, otherwise good very fine/very fine and rare.
There was further unrest in the mid 150's, the beginning of an unsettled period in the island province which saw the abandonment of the Antonine Wall between Forth and Clyde and the recommissioning of the more southerly Hadrian' Wall.
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Estimate $500
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