Ancient Gold
Lot 1712 Session 6 (9.30am Thursday) Ancient Gold
Estimate $3,000
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SOLD $3,000
ANTONINUS PIUS, (A.D. 138-161), gold aureus, (7.10 grams), Rome mint, issued A.D. 145-161, obv. laureate head of Antoninus Pius to right, around ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS IIII, rev. LIB IIII in exergue, to left Antoninus Pius seated and Liberalitas standing, holding abacus and cornucopiae, both on a platform, citizen standing to right facing the platform, (S.-, RIC 141, C.496). Very fine/nearly very fine, and a rare type.
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