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ANA Signature Sale 3066 17 Aug 2018
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Antoninus Pius (AD 138-161). AV aureus (20mm, 7.41 gm, 6h). NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 3/5. Rome, AD 150-151. IMP CAES T AEL HADR ANTO-NINVS AVG PIVS P P, bare head of Antoninus Pius right / TR P-OT XIIII-COS IIII, Pax standing facing, head left, olive branch downward in right hand, scepter in left; PAX below. RIC III 200a. Calicó 1588. An absolutely lovely coin, crisply struck and fully lustrous with radiant flow lines.
The reverse figure of Pax (Peace) holding an olive branch perfectly characterizes the reign of this wise, just and clement emperor, whose era witnessed the peak of the Pax Romana.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 8000-10000 USD
Antoninus Pius (AD 138-161). AV aureus (20mm, 7.41 gm, 6h). NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 3/5. Rome, AD 150-151. IMP CAES T AEL HADR ANTO-NINVS AVG PIVS P P, bare head of Antoninus Pius right / TR P-OT XIIII-COS IIII, Pax standing facing, head left, olive branch downward in right hand, scepter in left; PAX below. RIC III 200a. Calicó 1588. An absolutely lovely coin, crisply struck and fully lustrous with radiant flow lines.
The reverse figure of Pax (Peace) holding an olive branch perfectly characterizes the reign of this wise, just and clement emperor, whose era witnessed the peak of the Pax Romana.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 8000-10000 USD