Sale: CNG 70, Lot: 1028. Estimate $750.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 21 September 2005.  Sold For $1200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ANTONINUS PIUS. 138-161 AD. Æ Sestertius (24.70 g, 11h). Struck 141-143 AD. Laureate head right / Temple of Venus: decastyle temple set on three tiered base; standing figure within, roof and pediment ornamented with statuary. RIC III 651; BMCRE 1322 var. (break in legend); Cohen 1074. VF, green patina, areas of minor porosity, lightly smoothed. Rare. ($750)

From the Tony Hardy Collection.