Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 551Auction date: 29 November 2023
Lot number: 479

Price realized: 110 USD   (Approx. 101 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


Divus Antoninus Pius. Died AD 161. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.25 g, 12h). Consecration issue. Rome mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, AD 161. Bareheaded bust right, slight drapery / CONSECRΛTIO, funeral pyre of four tiers, decorated with garlands, surmounted by facing quadriga. RIC III 438 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 27/4-12 (Aurelius); RSC 164a. Lightly toned, traces of PVC deposits. Good VF.


Estimate: 100 USD

Match 1:
Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 552Auction date: 13 December 2023
Lot number: 498

Price realized: 170 USD   (Approx. 158 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


Divus Antoninus Pius. Died AD 161. Æ Sestertius (35mm, 24.79 g, 12h). Consecration issue. Rome mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, AD 161. Bare head right / Funeral pyre of four tiers decorated with garlands, surmounted by facing quadriga. RIC III 1266 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 27-6/10 (Aurelius); Banti 73. Brown surfaces, one field scratch on reverse. VF.

From the Lionel Tenby Collection. Ex Cederlind 153 (16 November 2009), lot 247; Cederlind 138 (23 March 2006), lot 245.


Estimate: 200 USD

Match 2:
Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 552Auction date: 13 December 2023
Lot number: 499

Price realized: 80 USD   (Approx. 74 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


Divus Antoninus Pius. Died AD 161. Æ Sestertius (33mm, 26.30 g, 12h). Consecration issue. Rome mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, AD 161. Bare head right / Funeral pyre of four tiers decorated with garlands, surmounted by facing quadriga. RIC III 1266 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 27-6/10 (Aurelius); Banti 73. Green-brown patina, rough surfaces, earthen encrustation, cleaning scratches. Fine.

From the David Welsh Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 253 (6 April 2011), lot 336.


Estimate: 100 USD

Match 3:
Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 551Auction date: 29 November 2023
Lot number: 479

Price realized: 110 USD   (Approx. 101 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


Divus Antoninus Pius. Died AD 161. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.25 g, 12h). Consecration issue. Rome mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, AD 161. Bareheaded bust right, slight drapery / CONSECRΛTIO, funeral pyre of four tiers, decorated with garlands, surmounted by facing quadriga. RIC III 438 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 27/4-12 (Aurelius); RSC 164a. Lightly toned, traces of PVC deposits. Good VF.


Estimate: 100 USD

Match 4:
Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 553Auction date: 3 January 2024
Lot number: 513

Price realized: 130 USD   (Approx. 118 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


Divus Antoninus Pius. Died AD 161. Æ Sestertius (30mm, 25.87 g, 12h). Consecration issue. Rome mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, AD 161. Bareheaded bust right, slight drapery / Funeral pyre of four tiers decorated with garlands, surmounted by facing quadriga. RIC III 1266 (Aurelius) var. (no drapery); MIR 18, 27-6/12; Banti 76. Brown patina, porosity, scratches on obverse. Near VF.

From the W. Toliver Besson Collection, purchased from Holyland Numismatics, 15 April 2011.


Estimate: 100 USD

Match 5:
Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 559Auction date: 3 April 2024
Lot number: 539

Price realized: 120 USD   (Approx. 111 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


Divus Septimius Severus. Died AD 211. AR Denarius (19mm, 2.91 g, 12h). Consecration issue. Rome mint. Struck under Caracalla, AD 211. Bare head right / Eagle standing facing on globe, head left. RIC IV 191C (Caracalla); RSC 84. Toned, short flan crack. Good VF.

From the Weise Collection, purchased from Herakles Numismatics, 2001.


Estimate: 150 USD

Match 6:
Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 552Auction date: 13 December 2023
Lot number: 488

Price realized: 120 USD   (Approx. 111 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


Divus Hadrian. Died AD 138. AR Denarius (17mm, 2.35 g, 6h). Consecration issue. Rome mint. Struck under Antoninus Pius, AD 139. Bare head right / Eagle standing facing on globe, head left. RIC II 389B. Toned with some iridescence. Fine.

From the Lionel Tenby Collection. Ex Tom Cederlind inventory R15604.


Estimate: 100 USD