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Antoninus Pius (AD 138-161). AE sestertius (31mm, 22.80 gm, 10h). ANACS XF 40, tooled. Rome, AD 139. ANTONINVS AVG PI-VS P P TR P COS II, laureate head of Antoninus Pius right / SA-LV-S AVG, Salus standing facing, head left, patera in outstretched right hand, rudder on globe in left; S-C across fields. RIC III –; Banti –.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 432 (14 November 2018), lot 322; Artemide Aste XLVIII (2 December 2017), lot 378
Notes from the CNG auction listing: "An interesting coin that, unfortunately has been tooled. RIC only cites one sestertius (RIC III 544; Diana standing left) with this obverse legend. One could assume that whomever tooled the coin, just erased the third I and it should read COS III, but then a new problem arises (no pun intended) that the reverse type of Salus holding a patera and rudder, but without the serpent coiled around an altar below, does not exist, at least in RIC and Banti. It does not appear that the snake and altar have been tooled off, so perhaps it is a new type for COS II, but we would need another, untooled, example to confirm this theory."
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-imperial/ancients-antoninus-pius-ad-138-161-ae-sestertius-31mm-2280-gm-10h-anacs-xf-40-tooled/a/61210-99119.s?type=CoinArchives61210
HID02906262019
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Estimate: 100-200 USD
Antoninus Pius (AD 138-161). AE sestertius (31mm, 22.80 gm, 10h). ANACS XF 40, tooled. Rome, AD 139. ANTONINVS AVG PI-VS P P TR P COS II, laureate head of Antoninus Pius right / SA-LV-S AVG, Salus standing facing, head left, patera in outstretched right hand, rudder on globe in left; S-C across fields. RIC III –; Banti –.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 432 (14 November 2018), lot 322; Artemide Aste XLVIII (2 December 2017), lot 378
Notes from the CNG auction listing: "An interesting coin that, unfortunately has been tooled. RIC only cites one sestertius (RIC III 544; Diana standing left) with this obverse legend. One could assume that whomever tooled the coin, just erased the third I and it should read COS III, but then a new problem arises (no pun intended) that the reverse type of Salus holding a patera and rudder, but without the serpent coiled around an altar below, does not exist, at least in RIC and Banti. It does not appear that the snake and altar have been tooled off, so perhaps it is a new type for COS II, but we would need another, untooled, example to confirm this theory."
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-imperial/ancients-antoninus-pius-ad-138-161-ae-sestertius-31mm-2280-gm-10h-anacs-xf-40-tooled/a/61210-99119.s?type=CoinArchives61210
HID02906262019
© 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 100-200 USD