ANTONINUS PIUS, (A.D. 138-161), AE sestertius, (26.92 g), Rome mint, issued A.D. 152-3, obv. laureate head of Antoninus Pius to right, around ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XVI, rev. Salus standing to left, holding sceptre and feeding a snake arising from altar, around SALVS AVG COS IIII, S C across field, (S.4216, RIC 906, C.732). Brown patina, mild surface pitting, nearly extremely fine and very scarce in this condition.
Ex Dr V.J.A. Flynn Collection.