| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29 | Auction date: 24 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 2062 Price realized: 440 CHF (Approx. 499 USD / 462 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Antoninus Pius, 138-161. Denarius (Silver, 19 mm, 2.68 g, 6 h), Rome, 140-143. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III Bust of Antoninus Pius to right with slight drapery on his left shoulder, wearing wreath consisting of grain ears and poppies. Rev. AEQVITAS AVG Aequitas standing front, head to left, holding scales in her right hand and cornucopiae in her left. BMC -. CNG Triton XVIII (2015), 1099 (same obverse die). Cohen -. RIC -. Of the highest rarity, apparently the second known example. A highly interesting and important piece with a fascinating bust type. A few light marks, otherwise, nearly very fine. Ex Leu Web Auction 26, 8-13 July 2023, 4442. This fascinating denarius shows Antoninus Pius wearing a wreath of grain ears and poppies, rather than the ubiquitous laurel wreath normally found on denarii. This was of course the symbol of Demeter, and some have sought to explain this unusual depiction as being connected to the Eleusinian Mysteries, the great mystery cult of Demeter and Persephone celebrated in Attica. Indeed, a curious issue of heavy aurei struck under Gallienus showing the emperor with a wreath of grain leaves is likewise connected to Eleusis. However, while Antoninus Pius' adoptive father, Hadrian, was a well-known initiate of the cult, Antoninus Pius famously never left Italy, and therefore could not have participated in the cult's activities. Another, more likely explanation is that the grain wreath reflects Antoninus Pius' keen interest in the grain supply to the capital, a fact abundantly attested by his coinage, which regularly featured Annona on the reverse. Starting price: 100 CHF |  |
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| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29 | Auction date: 24 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 2073 Price realized: 130 CHF (Approx. 148 USD / 136 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Antoninus Pius, 138-161. Denarius (Silver, 19 mm, 3.37 g, 6 h), Rome, 147-148. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XI Laureate head of Antoninus Pius to right. Rev. COS IIII Annona standing front, head to left, holding grain ears over modius with her right hand and rudder in her left. BMC 621. Cohen 283. RIC 162. Good very fine. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
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| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 3614 Price realized: 45 CHF (Approx. 51 USD / 48 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Antoninus Pius, 138-161. Denarius (Silver, 19 mm, 3.37 g, 6 h), Rome, 154-155. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XVIII Laureate head of Antoninus Pius to right. Rev. COS IIII Fortuna standing front, head to right, holding rudder set on globe in her right hand and cornucopiae in her left. Cohen 831. Cohen 272. RIC 240. Nicely toned. Very fine. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
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| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 3602 Price realized: 140 CHF (Approx. 159 USD / 148 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Antoninus Pius, 138-161. Denarius (Silver, 19 mm, 3.43 g, 6 h), Rome, 148-149. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XII Laureate head of Antoninus Pius to right. Rev. COS IIII Fortuna standing left, holding rudder with her right hand and cornucopiae in her left. BMC 668. Cohen 263. RIC 179. Retoned and slightly brushed, otherwise, extremely fine. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
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| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 3601 Price realized: 75 CHF (Approx. 85 USD / 79 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Antoninus Pius, 138-161. Denarius (Silver, 17 mm, 3.44 g, 6 h), Rome, 148-149. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XII Laureate head of Antoninus Pius to right, with slight drapery on his left shoulder. Rev. COS IIII Annona standing front, head to left, holding grain ears over modius in her right hand and anchor in her left. BMC 657 var. (no drapery). Cohen 284. RIC 175 (no drapery). Light scratches on the obverse, otherwise, very fine. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
Match 5:
| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 3609 Price realized: 55 CHF (Approx. 63 USD / 58 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Antoninus Pius, 138-161. Denarius (Silver, 18 mm, 3.39 g, 6 h), Rome, 151-152. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XV Laureate head of Antoninus Pius to right. Rev. COS IIII Annona standing front, head to left, holding grain ears in her right hand and placing her left on modius set on prow. BMC 765. Cohen 288. RIC 204. A few minor flan faults on the reverse, otherwise, very fine. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
