Numismatica Ars Classica
Auction 135 21 Nov 2022
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The Roman Empire. Antoninus Pius augustus, 138 – 161.
Aureus 145-161, AV 7.54 g. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P Bare-headed and cuirassed bust r. Rev. TR PO – T – COS IIII Roma, helmeted and draped, seated l. on throne, holding palladium and vertical spear; in r. field, round shield. C 936. BMC 555. RIC 147b var. (Roma holds Victory, in error?). Calicó 1654a (this obverse die).
A coin in an exceptional state of preservation. An elegant portrait of
excellent style, virtually as struck and Fdc
Ex Hirsch XVIII, 1907, Dr. Friedrich Imhoof Blumer, 923; NFA I, 1975, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 341; Heritage 3064, 2018, 30301 and Triton XXIV, 2021, Grand Haven, 1091 sales.
Graded Ch AU* Strike 5/5 Surface 5/5, NGC certification number 6556713-064
Aureus 145-161, AV 7.54 g. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P Bare-headed and cuirassed bust r. Rev. TR PO – T – COS IIII Roma, helmeted and draped, seated l. on throne, holding palladium and vertical spear; in r. field, round shield. C 936. BMC 555. RIC 147b var. (Roma holds Victory, in error?). Calicó 1654a (this obverse die).
A coin in an exceptional state of preservation. An elegant portrait of
excellent style, virtually as struck and Fdc
Ex Hirsch XVIII, 1907, Dr. Friedrich Imhoof Blumer, 923; NFA I, 1975, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 341; Heritage 3064, 2018, 30301 and Triton XXIV, 2021, Grand Haven, 1091 sales.
Graded Ch AU* Strike 5/5 Surface 5/5, NGC certification number 6556713-064