Catalogue
Antoninus Pius, (A.D. 138-161), silver denarius, Rome Mint, issued 141, (3.23 g), obv. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III, bare head to right, rev. AEQUITAS AVG, Aequitas standing left holding scales and sceptre, (S.4049, RIC 61, RSC 14). Toned, good very fine.
Estimate $140
SOLD $150
Antoninus Pius, (A.D. 138-161), silver denarius, Rome Mint, issued 142, (3.14 g), obv. around ANTONINVS AVG PI VS P P TR P COS III, laureate head to right, rev. APOLLINI AVGVSTO, Apollo standing facing head to left holding patera and lyre, (S.4051, RIC 63A, RSC 59, BMC 186). Lightly toned, struck slightly off centre, nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $260
Antoninus Pius, (A.D. 138-161), silver denarius, Rome Mint, issued 141-3, (3.30 g), obv. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III, laureate head to right, rev. ITA LIA, Italia seated left on globe, holding cornucopia and sceptre, (S.-, RIC 73, RSC 463). Nearly extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $220
SOLD $240
Antoninus Pius (A.D. 138 - 161), silver denarius, Rome Mint (3.39 g), obv. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P, bare head to right, rev. TR POT COS III, she wolf suckling twins to right within cave, (S.4120, RIC 95, RSC 915a). Good very fine - nearly extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $250
SOLD $340
Antoninus Pius, (A.D. 138-161), silver denarius, Rome Mint, issued 143, (2.95 g), obv. around ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III, laureate head to right, rev. IMPERATOR II around, winged caduceus between crossed cornucopiae, (S.4086, RIC 112, RSC 451). Toned, very fine and scarce.
Estimate $140
SOLD $220
Antoninus Pius, (A.D. 138-161), silver denarius, Rome Mint, issued 144, (3.26 g), obv. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P COS III, laureate head to right, rev. ANNONA AVG, Modius with four corn ears and one poppy, (S.4050, RIC 62, RSC 33b). Toning, minor corrosion, very fine and scarce.
Estimate $140
SOLD $220
Antoninus Pius (A.D. 138-161), silver denarius, Rome Mint, issued A.D. 146, (3.56 g), obv. laureate head right, around ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P, rev. COS IIII, clasped hands holding cornucopiae between corn ears, (S.4078, RIC 136, RSC 344). Toned, very fine and scarce.
Estimate $140
SOLD $200
Antoninus Pius, (A.D. 138-161), silver denarius, Rome Mint, issued 145-147, (3.03 g), obv. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P, laureate head to right, rev. TR POT COS IIII, Liberalitas standing left, holding abacus and cornucopiae, LIB III[I] below, (S.4089, RIC 155 type 2, RSC 490a, BMC 567). Nearly extremely fine, scarce.
Estimate $140
SOLD $170
Antoninus Pius, (A.D. 138-161), silver denarius, Rome Mint, issued 145-147, (3.46 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). Bright, nearly extremely fine, scarce.
Estimate $120
SOLD $130
Antoninus Pius, (A.D. 138-161), silver denarius, Rome Mint, issued 148, (3.26 g), obv. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XI, laureate head to right, rev. PRIMI/DECEN/COS IIII, legend within oak-wreath, (cf.S.4102, RIC 171a, RSC 670). Toned, nearly very fine and scarce.
Estimate $120
SOLD $200
Antoninus Pius, (A.D. 138-161), silver denarius, Rome Mint, issued 151-152, (3.20 g), obv. IMP CAES T AEL HADR ANT ONINVS AVG PIVS P P, laureate head to right, rev. TR POT XIIII COS IIII, TRANQ in exergue, Tranquillitas standing right, holding rudder and two corn ears, (cf.S.4108, RIC 202b, RSC 825). Lightly toned, nearly extremely fine, scarce.
Estimate $160
SOLD $150
Antoninus Pius, (A.D. 138-161), silver denarius, Rome Mint, issued 151-152, (3.55 g), obv. IMP CAES T AEL HADR ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P, laureate head to right, rev. TR POT XV COS IIII, TRANQ in exergue, Tranquillitas standing right, holding rudder and two corn ears, (S.4108, RIC 218, RSC 826). Lightly toned, good very fine, scarce.
Estimate $140
SOLD $100
Antoninus Pius, (A.D. 138-161), silver denarius, Rome Mint, issued 152, (3.52 g), obv. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XV, laureate head to right, rev. COS IIII, Annona standing left holding two corn ears and resting left hand on modius set on a prow, (cf.S.4068, BMC 809, RIC 204, RSC 288). Lightly toned, extremely fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $160
Antoninus Pius, (A.D. 138-161), silver denarius, Rome Mint, issued 155, (2.98 g), obv. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P IMP II, laureate head to right, rev. [T]RP POT XIX COS IIII, Pietas or Faustina II with two children, (S.4125, RIC 253a, RSC 992a). Lightly toned, struck slightly off centre, good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $140
SOLD $110
Antoninus Pius, (A.D. 138-161), silver denarius, Rome Mint, issued 158-159, (3.45 g), obv. ANTONINVS AVG PI VS P P TR P XXII, laureate head to right, rev. TEMPLVM DIVI AVG REST around, COS IIII in exergue, octastyle temple of Divus Augustus containing cult statues of Augustus and Livia, (S.4107, RIC 290 var., RSC 804b) (illustrated); another, (3.48 g), rev. Liberalitas standing left, emptying coins out of cornucopiae held in both hands, (S.4091, RIC 234, RSC 519c). Toning, nearly very fine - very fine. (2)
Estimate $120
SOLD $260
Antoninus Pius, (A.D. 138-161), silver denarius, Rome Mint, issued 160, (3.32 g), obv. around ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XXIII, laureate head to right, rev. FELICITATI AVG COS IIII, Felicitas-Providentia standing to left holding globe and cornucopiae, (S.4081, RIC 299, RSC 374, BMC 972). Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $180
SOLD $280
Antoninus Pius, (A.D. 138-161), silver denarius, issued 160, (3.30 g), Rome Mint, obv. laureate, head to right of Antoninus Pius, around ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS XXIII, rev. Pietas standing to left, holding child in each arm, other children before and behind her, around PIETATI AVG COS IIII, (S.4098, RIC 313c, 631). Toned, some surface pitting, nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $80
Antoninus Pius, (A.D. 138-161), silver denarius, Rome Mint, posthumous issue of 161, struck under Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, (3.23 g), obv. DIVVS ANTONINVS, bare head to right, rev. CONSECRATIO around, eagle standing right, head to left, with closed wings on a garlanded altar, (S.5192, RIC M431, RSC 155-6). Toned, slight obverse scrape, very fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $150
Antoninus Pius, (A.D. 138-161), silver denarius, Rome Mint, issued 162, (3.51 g), obv. DIVVS ANTONINVS, bare head to right, rev. DIVO PIO around, square altar with double doors, (S.5196, RIC 441, RSC 357, BMC 71). Lightly toned, good very fine.
Estimate $140
SOLD $150
Antoninus Pius, (A.D. 138-161), silver denarius, Rome Mint, (3.37 g), posthumous issue, issued A.D. 161-169, obv. bare head of Antoninus Pius to right, around DIVVS ANTONINVS, rev. CONSECRATIO, funeral pyre surmounted by quadriga, (S.5193, RIC 436, C.164). Lightly toned, very fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $150
Antoninus Pius, (A.D. 138-161), AE as, (12.52 g), Rome Mint, issued A.D. 140, obv. head of Antoninus Pius to right, around ANTONINVS AVG [PIVS] PP rev. Mars, helmeted, naked but for cloak waving behind him, holding spear and shield, descending right through the air to Rhea Silvia, reclining left, around TR POT COS III S C, (S.4315, RIC 694a). Dark brown patina, very fine and scarce.
Estimate $250
SOLD $260
Antoninus Pius, (A.D. 138-161), AE sestertius, (24.97 g), Rome Mint, issued A.D. 140-4, obv. laureate head of Antoninus Pius to right, around ANTONINVS AVG PI VS P P TR P COS III, rev. Antoninus Pius standing right on left, holding Concordia, shaking hands with Faustina I to right, Marcus Aurelius and Faustina in lower centre, also shaking hands, around CONCORD[IAE], S C across field, (S.4158, RIC 601a, C.146). Deeply toned, nearly very fine and rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $150
Antoninus Pius, (A.D. 138-161), AE sestertius, (23.34 g), Rome Mint, issued A.D. 140, obv. laureate head of Antoninus Pius to right, around ANTONINVS AVG PI VS P P TR P COS III, rev. TIBERIS across left, S C in exergue, Tiber reclining to left resting right hand on boat, holding reed in left hand, (S.4237, RIC 643, BMC 1313, C.820). Dark brown patina, fine/very fine and scarce.
Estimate $200
SOLD $120
Antoninus Pius, (A.D. 138-161), AE sestertius, issued 140-4, (21.98 g), obv. laureate head to right, around ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III, rev. VENERI FELICI, S C, decastyle temple with group of statues in pediment, female deities holding inflated veils facing as acroteria, biga facing on the top of the roof. (S.4257, RIC 651). Deeply toned, fine and rare.
Estimate $120
SOLD $160
Antoninus Pius, (A.D. 138-161), AE sestertius, (30.33 g), Rome Mint, issued A.D. 144, obv. laureate head of Antoninus Pius to right, around ANTONINVS AVG PI VS P P TR P COS III, rev. Salus seated to left, holding patera and feeding a snake from a round altar, around SALVS PVBLICA, S C in exergue, (S.4218, RIC 638, C.739). Attractive bronze toning, struck on a large medallic flan, good very fine and scarce in this condition.
Estimate $400
SOLD $280
Antoninus Pius, (A.D. 138-161), AE sestertius, (23.28 g), Rome Mint, issued A.D. 148-149, obv. laureate head of Antoninus Pius to right, around ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XII, rev. crossed cornucopiae each surmounted by a child's bust, around TEMPORVM FELICITAS SC, COS IIII below, S C across field, (S.4236, RIC 857, C.813). Deep brown patina, attempted cleaning patch on reverse, good very fine and a scarce type.
Estimate $400
SOLD $240
Antoninus Pius, (A.D. 138-161), AE as, (9.02 g), Rome Mint, issued A.D. 149-150, obv. laureate head of Antoninus Pius to right, around ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XII, rev. Munificentia standing left, holding wreath and sceptre, lion at feet, and S C across field, around MVNIFICENTIA AVG, COS IIII in exergue, (S.4307, RIC 861, C.563). Attractive dark patina, good very fine or better and scarce in this condition.
Estimate $300
SOLD $240
Antoninus Pius, (A.D. 138-161), AE as, Rome Mint, issued 154-155, (10.64 g), obv. ANTONINVS A[VG PI] VS P P TR P XVIII, laureate head to right, rev. BRITANNIA COS IIII, [SC] in exergue, Britannia seated to left on rock, to left round shield and eagle-tipped sceptre, (S.4296, RIC 934, C.117). Toned, rough surface, nearly very fine, rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $100
Antoninus Pius, (A.D. 138-161), AE dupondius, (15.98 g), Rome Mint, issued A.D. 156-7, obv. radiate head of Antoninus Pius to right, around ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III, rev. around SALVS AVG, Salus standing left feeding snake coiled around altar and holding sceptre, S C across field, (S.4283, RIC 668, C.714). Nearly extremely fine/nearly very fine, mistruck on the reverse with some roughness.
Estimate $200
Passed in
Antoninus Pius, (A.D. 138-161), AE dupondius, (12.02 g), Rome Mint, issued A.D. 156-157, obv. radiate head of Antoninus Pius to right, around ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P IMP II, rev. TR POT XX COS IIII, S C across field, Providentia standing left pointing with right hand at large globe and holding sceptre, (cf.S.4319, RIC 970, C.1012). Old green/brown patina, nearly extremely fine/ very fine and scarce.
Estimate $150
SOLD $90