Antoninus Pius. Gold Aureus (7.38 g), AD 138-161. Rome, AD 145-147. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P, laureate bust of Antoninus Pius right, slight drapery on far shoulder. Reverse: TR POT COS IIII, Roma seated left, holding Victory and spear; behind, shield. RIC 147; BMC 558; Calicó 1656 (same dies). NGC grade Ch AU; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5. Fine style. Estimate Value $5,000 - 6,000
From the Dr. Patrick Tan Collection. Ex Goldberg 91 (7 June 2016, 2016; Goldberg 74 (4-5 June 2013), 3616; Archer M. Huntington Collection, Hispanic Society of America 22126, on loan to the ANS after 1946 and sold by the Hispanic Society in 2012.