Watch List notes:

Divus Antoninus Pius, died in 161. Sestertius (Orichalcum, 34mm, 26.59 g 6), Rome, 161 and later. DIVVS ANTONINVS Bare-headed bust of Antoninus Pius to right, with slight drapery on his far shoulders. Rev. CONSECRATIO S C Eagle, with spread wings, standing right on globe, his head turned back to left. Banti 68 (this coin). BMC 871 var. Cohen -. RIC -. A remarkably bold piece with a splendid portrait and a glossy brown patina. About extremely fine.


From the Stoecklin Collection, from the Signorelli Collection, part III, Santamaria 13 March 1933, 265 and from the Traverso and Martini Collections, Baranowsky, 25 February 1931 .