Roman Silver & Bronze Coins - Provincial
Lot 4362 SESSION 16 (9.30AM FRIDAY 29TH JULY) Roman Silver & Bronze Coins - Provincial
Estimate $200
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SOLD $120
CYPRUS, Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius, (A.D. 138-161), AE 32, (22.17 g), issued c.140-150 A.D., obv. Antoninus Pius laureate head to right, around AYT K T AI**L ADR ANTWNINO*C CEB E, rev. bare head of Marcus Aurelius draped to right, around M AVPH**LIO*C KAIC[AP VIOC CEBAC, (S.1523, BMC 51, RPC on line 5042, Parks 21, SNG Cop.86). Very fine or better portraits, usual surface roughness, very fine, very scarce and interesting.
Ex Harold Pegg Collection, from Spink & Son, London, June 3, 1985 (lot 31 part).
A dual portrait of both emperors is rather unusual, and only comes from Cyprus and a few city issues. This type is only found on Cyprus.
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