Ancients
Antoninus Pius (AD 138-161). AV aureus (20mm, 7.22 gm, 6h). Rome, AD 148-149. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XII, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Antoninus right / COS IIII, Aequitas standing left, holding balance scale in right hand and cradling cornucopia in left arm. Cf. RIC 177f (laureate, draped bust). BMCRE --. Cohen 235 variant (bust type). Calicó 1505 (this coin illustrated). A lovely specimen, witch considerable mint luster in fields. NGC (photo-certificate) AU 5/5 - 5/5. From The Andre Constantine Dimitriadis Collection. Ex Stack's (New York, 2-3 December 1997), lot 354; Stack's (April 29-May 1 1987), lot 1186.
Estimate: 5000-6500 USD