Ancients
Antoninus Pius (AD 138-161), with Marcus Aurelius, as Caesar. AE as (27mm, 8.98 gm, 12h). NGC VF 5/5 - 2/5, smoothing. Rome, AD 140. ANTONINVS AVG PI-VS P P TR P COS III, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Antoninus Pius right, seen from behind / AVRELIVS CAE-SAR AVG PII F COS, bare headed, draped bust of young Marcus Aurelius right, seen from front. RIC III -.
Note - the coin shows evidence of tooling on the reverse legend and appears to end in PII FIL.
From the Rockport Collection. Privately purchased from Heritage Auctions in the 1980s. Sold with original custom holder listing older catalog references.
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