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NYINC Signature Sale 3051 8-9 January 2017
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Antoninus Pius (AD 138-161). AV aureus (19mm, 7.21 gm, 6h). NGC MS 5/5 - 4/5. Rome, AD 156-157. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P IMP II, laureate head of Antoninus right / TR POT XX COS IIII, Victory, draped, advancing left, holding wreath in extended right hand, cradling palm frond in left arm. RIC III 266a. Strack 316. Calicó 1675. Biaggi 774. An attractive piece, well centered, sharply struck, and possessing considerable "mint bloom" in fields. A couple of light hairlines do not distract.
Estimate: 8000-11000 USD
Antoninus Pius (AD 138-161). AV aureus (19mm, 7.21 gm, 6h). NGC MS 5/5 - 4/5. Rome, AD 156-157. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P IMP II, laureate head of Antoninus right / TR POT XX COS IIII, Victory, draped, advancing left, holding wreath in extended right hand, cradling palm frond in left arm. RIC III 266a. Strack 316. Calicó 1675. Biaggi 774. An attractive piece, well centered, sharply struck, and possessing considerable "mint bloom" in fields. A couple of light hairlines do not distract.
Estimate: 8000-11000 USD