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, 28.70g. RIC-2754 (R3), pl. 197 (same rev. die). Obv: [IMP] T AELIVS CAE - SAR ANTONINVS Head bare r. Rx: [P]IE - TA[S] and S - C across field, [TR]IB - PO - [T] - COS on l. and r., S - C in field, Pietas standing l., extending both hands holding drapery over small togate figures, standing r. and l. Ex Curtis L. Clay Collection. 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 Fine Estimate: 400 USD |