| Heritage World Coin Auctions > Showcase Auction 61375 | Auction date: 20 May 2024 |
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| Lot description: Ancients Divus Antoninus Pius (AD 138-161). AR denarius (18mm, 3.35 gm, 5h). NGC Choice XF★ 5/5 - 5/5. Rome, after AD 161. DIVVS ANTONINVS, bare head of Divus Antoninus Pius right / CONSECRATIO, four-tiered ustrinum (or pyre): lowest most of which represents a plain podium with three small festoons, two large festoons, and the profile of a festoon at each end; the next tier forms the sepulchral chamber for the reception of the deceased, in the center is a pair of paneled folding doors, flanked by two niches on each side with statues and surmounted by a cornice; the tier above has three niches with statues and a cornice; and the upper forms a lofty plain attic with hanging drapery in front, a lit torch flanks each end of the upper tier, which forms a pedestal surmounted by the quadriga of the deceased; all the tiers diminish in width from the base upwards so as to assume a pyramidal form. RIC III (Marcus Aurelius) 438. Attractive piece with iridescent surfaces. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-imperial/ancients-divus-antoninus-pius-ad-138-161-ar-denarius-18mm-335-gm-5h-ngc-choice-xfand-9733-5-5-5/a/61375-25220.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61375-05202024 HID02906262019 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved |  |
