| Harlan J. Berk, Ltd. > Buy or Bid Sale 227 | Auction date: 14 May 2024 |
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| Lot description: Antoninus Pius with Overstruck Reverse. Sestertius; Antoninus Pius with Overstruck Reverse; 138-161 AD, Rome, 152-3 AD, overstruck reverse, Sestertius, 25.96g. BM-1900 over 1901 var. Obv: ANTO[N]INVS AVG - PIVS P P TR P XV Head laureate r. Rx: Fortuna standing r. with legend [COS] - IIII [S]- C, struck over Salus standing l. feeding snake, with legend SA - L... on l. and [C]OS IIII in exergue. Ex Curtis L. Clay Collection; ex Solidus E27, 17 March 2018, lot 472. A "Kraay overstrike", proving that quite often two different reverse dies were being applied in rapid alternation at the same obverse die.The flan crack on this magnificent coin is the result of a pair of unmatched dies. Still, a wonderful portrait, with magnificent, untouched surfaces. MS Estimate: 1800 USD |  |
