354, Lot: 540. Estimate $100. Sold for $220. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Antoninus Pius. As Caesar, AD 138. Æ Sestertius (30mm, 23.78 g, 7h). Rome mint. Struck February-July AD 138. Bare head right / Pietas standing left, extending right hand over lighted altar, acerrum in left. RIC II 1083a (Hadrian); Banti 272. Near VF, attractive black patina with light earthen highlights. Rare.