An Attractive Antoninus Pius Aureus
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Antoninus Pius (AD 138-161), Gold Aureus, struck AD 148-149, ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP TR P XII, bare head facing right, with drapery on left shoulder, rev COS IIII, Aequitas standing left, holding scales and a cornucopia, 7.29g, 6h (RIC 177b; Calicó 1499; C 237 var (no drapery)). Struck in high relief, extremely fine. £6000-8000 ex Spink Auction 3003, 27 March 2003, lot 71
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Diva Faustina Senior (wife of Antoninus Pius, died AD 141), Gold Solidus, struck after AD 141, DIVA AVG FAVSTINA, draped bust facing right with elaborately waved and coiled hair, rev PIETAS AVG, Pietas veiled, standing left, dropping incense onto an altar and holding a box, 7.06g, 6h (RIC 394a; Calicó 1798b; C 233). Good very fine. £1500-1800
Delicate Portrait of Marcus Aurelius
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Marcus Aurelius (AD 138-161), Gold Aureus, struck AD 148-149, AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F, bust facing right, aegis on left shoulder, rev TR POT III COS II, Fides, draped and diademed, standing right, holding corn ears and a basket of fruit in outstretched left hand, 7.20g, 6h (RIC 445b; Calicó 1931; BMC 694, note). Beautiful and delicate portrait struck in high relief, extremely fine. £6000-8000 ex The New York Sale XIV, Baldwin / Markov / M&M, 10 January 2007, lot 309
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Marcus Aurelius (AD 161-180), Gold Aureus, struck AD 161-162, IMP M AVREL ANTONINVS AVG P M, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust facing right, rev CONCORDIAE AVGVSTOR TR P XVI / COS III, M. Aurelius and L. Verus standing facing each other, clasping hands, 7.25g, 6h (RIC 45; Calicó 1830; C 72). Good very fine / very fine. £2000-2500