Nomos AG > obolos 31Auction date: 21 April 2024
Lot number: 628

Price realized: 240 CHF   (Approx. 263 USD / 247 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
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Lot description:


Antoninus Pius, 138-161. As (Bronze, 27 mm, 9.63 g, 12 h), Rome, 148-149. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS TR P XII Laureate head of Antoninus Pius to right. Rev. MVNIFICENTIA AVG Cuirassed elephant walking to right; in exergue, COS IIII / SC. BMCRE 1840. Cohen 565. RIC 862a. Light brown patina, and with a splendid rendering of an elephant. Very fine.

From a Swiss collection, ex Tauler & Fau 20, 28 November 2018, 162.

The reverse most probably refers to games staged in honour of the emperor's decennalia celebrations.

Starting price: 150 CHF