Portuscalle Numismatica > December 2023 AuctionAuction date: 10 December 2023
Lot number: 263

Price realized: 65 EUR   (Approx. 71 USD)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


The Roman Empire
DIVUS ANTONINUS PIUS. Rome. Circa 138-161. AR Denarius 2.85 g. DIVVS ANTONINVS, Bareheaded bust right, with slight drapery / CONSECRATIO, Garlanded four-tiered funeral pyre surmounted by facing quadriga. RIC 438 (Aurelius). VF.

Starting price: 60 EUR

Match 1:
Portuscalle Numismatica > December 2023 AuctionAuction date: 10 December 2023
Lot number: 262

Price realized: Unsold
Lot description:


The Roman Empire
ANTONINUS PIUS. Rome. Circa 138-161. AR Denarius 3.06 g. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XVIII, Laureate head right / COS IIII, Annona standing left, holding grain ears and resting hand on modius set on prow. RIC 239. F.

Starting price: 40 EUR

Match 2:
Portuscalle Numismatica > December 2023 AuctionAuction date: 10 December 2023
Lot number: 288

Price realized: Unsold
Lot description:


The Roman Empire
PLAUTILLA (Augusta). Rome. Circa 202-205. AR Denarius 3.56 g. PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA, Draped bust right / VENVS VICTRIX, Venus standing left, holding apple and palm frond, and resting elbow upon shield; to left, Cupid standing left, holding helmet. RIC 369 (Caracalla). VF.

Starting price: 60 EUR

Match 3:
The Coin Cabinet Ltd. > The Euclidean CollectionAuction date: 28 March 2024
Lot number: 237

Price realized: 310 GBP   (Approx. 392 USD / 362 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


Good Very Fine; minor surface marks to obv., attractive green patina | ROMAN EMPIRE. Divus Antoninus Pius.
Bronze sestertius, AD 161. Rome.
Obv: DIVVS ANTONINVS, bare head right. Rev: CONSECRATIO, decorated funeral pyre of four tiers, surmounted by quadriga; S-C across fields.
Good Very Fine; minor surface marks to obv., attractive green patina.

Reference: RIC III-1266 (Marcus Aurelius); BMCRE-872 (Aurelius and Verus).
Provenance: from the Euclidean Collection; acquired from David Miller, September 2015.
Die Axis: 12h.
Diameter: 32 mm.
Weight: 22.60 g.
Composition: Bronze.

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Estimate: 500 GBP

Starting price: 250 GBP

Match 4:
Numismatica Ars Classica > Auction 144 with CNG & NGSAAuction date: 8 May 2024
Lot number: 1085

Price realized: 4,750 CHF   (Approx. 5,250 USD / 4,877 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


The Geoffrey Cope Collection of Ancient Greek and Roman Bronzes. The Roman Empire. Divus Antoninus Pius.
Description
Sestertius, Roma after 161, Æ 35 mm, 28.71 g. DIVVS ANTONINVS Bare bust r., with drapery on l. shoulder. Rev. CONSE – CRATIO Pyre of four tiers decorated with hangings and garlands and surmounted by facing quadriga; in exergue, S – C.
Reference
C 165 var. (without drapery)
BMC M. Aurelius 872 var. (without drapery)
RIC M. Aurelius 1266 var. (without drapery)
Condition
An impressive portrait and a superb green patina. Minor traces of double striking on obverse, otherwise extremely fine

Estimate: 2500 CHF

Match 5:
Numismatica Ars Classica > Auction 144 with CNG & NGSAAuction date: 8 May 2024
Lot number: 1084

Price realized: 6,000 CHF   (Approx. 6,632 USD / 6,160 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


The Geoffrey Cope Collection of Ancient Greek and Roman Bronzes. The Roman Empire. Divus Antoninus Pius.
Description
Sestertius, Roma after 161, Æ 34 mm, 26.68 g. DIVVS ANTONINVS Bare head r. Rev. CONSE – CRATIO Pyre of four tiers decorated with hangings and garlands and surmounted by facing quadriga; in field, S – C.
Reference
C 165
BMC M. Aurelius 873
RIC M. Aurelius 1266
Condition
An impressive portrait struck in very high relief and a superb brown patina gently smoothed on reverse, otherwise good extremely fine
Provenance
Rauch sale 102, 2016, 88

Estimate: 4000 CHF