Antoninus Pius Æ As. Rome (or mint in Britain?), AD 154-155. [ANTONINVS] AVG PIVS P P TR P XVIII, laureate head right / [BRIT]ANNIA COS II[II], Britannia seated left on rock, resting her head on her right hand, and resting her left on rock, round shield and vexillum in background. RIC 934; C 117; RCV 4296. 10.14g, 24mm, 6h.
Good Fine. Scarce.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group 339, 19 November 2014, lot 368.
Although of a style suggestive of having been struck in Rome, or at the least made with dies brought from Rome, the significant quantities of finds made in Britain have led to some debate as to the mint location for this issue, with some suggesting a local source.