Harlan J. Berk, Ltd. > Buy or Bid Sale 227 | Auction date: 14 May 2024 |
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Lot description: Antoninus Pius as Caesar. Sestertius; Antoninus Pius as Caesar; 138 AD, Rome, Sestertius, 28.22g. RIC-2753 (R2), pl. 197 (same dies). Obv: [IMP] T AELIVS CAE - SAR ANTONINVS Head bare r. Rx: [PIE]TAS (weak) in exergue, [TR]IB - PO - [T] - COS on l. and r., S - C across field, Pietas standing l., raising r. hand above small togate figure standing before her, and lowering l. hand towards head of slightly smaller togate figure standing behind her. Ex Curtis L. Clay Collection; ex Gitbud & Naumann, E38, 6 Dec. 2015, part lot 1328. A rare sestertius type for Antoninus as Caesar; the new RIC lists only two varieties, rated R2 and R3, both represented in the present catalogue.. Bold aVF Estimate: 400 USD |