Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. AV Aureus (18.5mm, 7.24 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 153-154. NGC MS, 5/5, 4/5, Fine Style.

CNG Feature Auction 123
Lot: 640. Estimated: $ 7 500

Roman Imperial, Coin-in-Hand Video, Gold

Sold For $ 9 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. AV Aureus (18.5mm, 7.24 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 153-154. ΛNTONINVS ΛVG PI VS P P TR P XVII, laureate head right / COS IIII, Antoninus Pius, togate, standing left, holding globe in extended right hand and volumen in left at side. RIC III 233b; Strack 270δ; Calicó 1527 (same obv. die as illustration); BMCRE 813; Adda 183; Biaggi 718 (same obv. die); Mazzini 312 (same obv. die). Lustrous. In NGC encapsulation 6559106-004, graded MS, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5, Fine Style. Well struck in high relief.

From the Willamette Valley Collection. Ex Grand Haven Collection (Triton XXIV, 19 January 2021), lot 1093; Heritage 3075 (15 August 2019), lot 32051; Classical Numismatic Review XXVI.1 (Summer 2001), no. 103.

The mild, civilian nature of Antoninus’ government is exemplified by this aureus, which depicts him on the reverse wearing the toga, traditional garb of a Roman civil magistrate, and holding a globe and volumen, or scroll. The globe had been a symbol of universal rule since the emergence of classical Greece.

The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 123 lots will be determined during the live online sale that will be held on 23-24 May 2023. This lot is in Session Three, which will begin 24 May 2023 at 9 AM ET.

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