Scarce Antoninus Pius sestertius
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Object number
AR3168M14
| Coined by: |
Antoninus Pius (Caesar Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Augustus Pius) |
| Reign: |
138 - 161 A.D.
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| Value: |
Sestertius
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| Material: |
Brass (Orichalcum)
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| Details: |
Diameter: 32-36 mm. Rome mint, 139 A.D. |
| Obverse: |
ANTONINVS AVG [PIVS PP TR P] Laureate head to the right |
| Reverse: |
[LIBERTAS PV]BLICA S - C, COS II in exergue Libertas standing left, holding pileus (cap or hat) and rod (vindicta) |
| Condition |
Fine - very fine.
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| References: |
RIC 538; Cohen 547; Selten (scarce) |
| Provenance: |
Acquired 2021 in a German auction house. Ex Gerhard Hirsch Nachf. auction Nr. 116 (1979), lot 3026.
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| Authenticity: |
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