Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ As (25mm, 9.71 g, 12h). Rome mint (or mint in Britain?). Struck AD 154-155.Electronic Auction 491 Roman Imperial, Bronze Sold For $ 60. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ As (25mm, 9.71 g, 12h). Rome mint (or mint in Britain?). Struck AD 154-155. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / BRITANN IA • COS IIII, S C in exergue, Britannia seated left on rock, propping head on hand and resting hand on rock, in attitude of mourning; large round shield with central spike and transverse vexillum projecting upward to left. RIC III 934 var. (bust type); SCBC 646. Rough brown surfaces. Fine. |