Antoninus Pius, AD 138-161. Gold Aureus (7.39g). Minted at Rome AD 145-161. Laureate bust of Antoninus Pius facing right with drapery on left shoulder. Reverse: Roma seated left on throne, left hand on spear and holding Victory in outstreched right hand; shield set on throne. C-557 var. (no drapery); RIC 147; Calicó 1656 (these dies). Boldly struck on a nice full flan, well centered with underlying luster. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $10,000 - 12,000
Ex Goldberg Sale 74 (June 4-5, 2013) lot 3616; Ex Archer M. Huntington Collection, Hispanic Society of America 22126; on loan to ANS after 1946 and sold by the Hispanic Society in 2012.