The Roman Empire
Antoninus Pius, 138 – 161. Denarius, Roma 158-159, AR 3.52 g.
Description: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP TR P XXII Laureate head r. Rev. TEMPLVM DIV AVG REST Octastyle temple, adorned with four statues and a quadriga, within which, seated statues of divine Augustus and Livia. In exergue, COS IIII.
References: C 804
BMC 940
RIC 290a
Condition:Old cabinet tone, virtually as struck and almost Fdc
Provenance: Glendining's sale 7 April 1971, Drewry, 292
Sternberg sale 5, 1975, 100
Sternberg sale 7, 1977, 653
The Numismatic Auction sale 3, 1985, 255
51 Gallery sale October 2014, 67
Privately purchased from Tradart