Early Antonine Aureus

175, Lot: 230. Estimate $3000. Sold for $2629. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.45 g). Rome mint. Struck AD 138. Bare-headed and draped bust right / Pietas standing left; altar to left. RIC III 14b. Good VF, matte surfaces from immersion in water.