Antoninus Pius, 138-161. Sestertius (Orichalcum, 31 mm, 24.65 g, 11 h), Rome, 159-160. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XXIII Laureate head of Antoninus Pius to right. Rev. PIETATI AVG COS IIII / S - C Pietas standing front, her head turned to left, holding a globe in her outstretched right hand and a child with her left; to left and right, a small girl standing right, each raising her right arm. Banti 287. BMC 2088. Cohen 621. RIC 1031. Strack 1192δ. Sharply struck with a fine portrait of the emperor, and with a lovely natural apple-green patina. Extremely fine.
From a Swiss collection.