709. Antoninus Pius AR Denarius. Rome, AD 152-153. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XVI, laureate head right of Antoninus Pius / COS IIII, Fortuna standing right, holding rudder on globe and cornucopiae. RIC 222; Cohen 270. 3.56g, 18mm, 12h. Mint State.
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From the Mark Gibbons Collection; Ex A. Tkalec, 9 May 2011, lot 160.
Three Rare Aurei of Antoninus Pius
710. Antoninus Pius AV Aureus. Rome, AD 157-158. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P IMP II, bare head right / TR POT XXI COS IIII, Salus standing right, holding snake in her arms which she feeds from a patera held in her left hand. RIC 279b; Calic贸 1683. 7.15g, 18mm, 6h. Very Fine. Rare.
1,000
711. Antoninus Pius AV Aureus. Rome, AD 158-159. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XXII, bareheaded bust to right, drapery on left shoulder / TEMPL DIVI AVG REST, octastyle temple of Divus Augustus surmounted by a quadriga and statues on the corners and by the steps; COS IIII in exergue. Calic贸 1625; RIC -; C. -. 7.16g, 18mm, 6h. Very Fine, edge scrape on obv. Very Rare. There are no examples of this variety in CoinArchives, and it was unknown to RIC and Cohen.
3,000
712. Antoninus Pius AV Aureus. Rome, AD 159-160. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XXIII, bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / PIETATI AVG COS IIII, Pietas standing facing, head left, holding globe in extended right hand and child in her left arm; a child standing to either side. RIC III 302; Calic贸 1601a; Biaggi 750; BMCRE 983. 7.23g, 19mm, 6h. Extremely Fine. Rare.
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5,000