The Coin Cabinet Ltd. > The Euclidean Collection | Auction date: 28 March 2024 |
Lot number: 228 Price realized: 270 GBP (Approx. 341 USD / 315 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on |
Lot description: Good Very Fine | ROMAN EMPIRE. Antoninus Pius. Bronze sestertius, AD 153-154. Rome. Obv: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XVII, laureate bust right, slight drapery on shoulder. Rev: LIBERTAS COS IIII, Libertas, draped, standing right, holding pileus in extended right hand and extending left hand; S-C across fields. Good Very Fine. Reference: RIC III-916b var. (bust type); BMCRE-1945 var. (same). Rarity: Extremely Rare bust type; unrecorded in the standard reference works, and the second of this variety to come to auction in the past two decades. Provenance: from the Euclidean Collection; acquired from DRG Coins & Antiquities, August 2018. Die Axis: 12h. Diameter: 32 mm. Weight: 29.31 g. Composition: Bronze. PLEASE NOTE: 20% Buyer Premium + VAT on this lot. No other fees, including live bidding. Delivery cost will be added to your order. Estimate: 500 GBP Starting price: 250 GBP |