Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Sestertius (30mm, 25.92 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 141-143. Good Fine.

Electronic Auction 614
Lot: 709.
Closing Date: Jul 29 2026 10:00 ET

Roman Imperial, Bronze

Estimate: $ 200

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Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Sestertius (30mm, 25.92 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 141-143. Laureate head right / REX ARMENIIS DATVS, Antoninus Pius standing left, holding volumen, crowning Sohemo as king of Armenia to left. RIC III 619; Banti 322. Brown surfaces, collector’s mark in ink on reverse. Good Fine.

Ex Collection of a Texas Wine Doctor (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 400, 28 June 2017), lot 645, purchased from Robert Golan.

With Armenia continuing to act as a buffer for Rome from the Parthian empire, the installation of a new client-king was an important event celebrated on the reverse of this type. As it occurred during the third consulship of Antoninus Pius (AD 140-144), the new Armenian king represented here must be Sohemo (first reign, circa AD 140/44-161).

Closing Date and Time: 29 July 2026 at 13:56:00 ET.

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