Harlan J. Berk, Ltd. > Buy or Bid Sale 227 | Auction date: 14 May 2024 |
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Lot description: Antoninus Pius. Dupondius; Antoninus Pius; 138-161 AD, Rome, 156 AD, Dupondius, 14.03g. Cf. Strack-1126 (citing sestertii only). Obv: ANTONINVS AV[G] - [P]IVS P P IMP II Head radiate r. Rx: TR POT XIX - COS IIII on l. and r., S C in exergue, Venus seated l. holding Victory (or Cupid?) and scepter. Ex Curtis L. Clay Collection; acquired from Ken Dorney, May 2002. Strack-1126 knew this reverse type only on rare sestertii, in Vienna and Paris; our coin seems to be the first attested middle bronze of the type.. gEF Estimate: 450 USD |