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CNG Feature Auction 120

Lot nuber 855

Antoninus Pius. As Caesar, AD 138. AV Aureus (19mm, 6.98 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Hadrian, AD 138.


CNG Feature Auction 120
Lot: 855.
 Estimated: $ 3 000

Roman Imperial, Gold

Sold For $ 4 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Antoninus Pius. As Caesar, AD 138. AV Aureus (19mm, 6.98 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Hadrian, AD 138. IMP T AEL CAES ANTONINVS, bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / TRIB • POT COS •, CONCORD in exergue, Concordia seated left, holding patera in right hand and resting left arm on statuette of Spes set on base. RIC II.3 2719 (Hadrian); Calicó 1488 (same dies as illustration); BMCRE p. 371, note; Biaggi 701 (same dies). Tiny die break on obverse, faint scuff in reverse field. Good VF.

This aureus, which conspicuously lacks the title of Augustus, is generally assigned to the five-month period of the Caesarship of Pius under Hadrian. Hill, however, places it after Hadrian’s death, during the new emperor’s dispute with the Senate over his predecessor’s deification, at which time Pius renounced the title of Augustus.

The final winners of all CNG 120 lots will be determined at the live online sale that will be held on 11-12 May 2022. CNG 120 – Session Three – Roman Republican and Imperatorial Coinage through Early Medieval and Islamic Coinage will be held Thursday morning, 12 May 2022 beginning at 9:00 AM ET.

Winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 22.50% for all others.

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