ROMAN EMPIRE - NOVEL Antoninus the Pious (138-161). Aureus ND (143-144), Rome. Av. ANTONINVS AVG PI - VS P P TR P COS III. Bust with laureate head left. Rv. IMPERA - TOR II. Jupiter seated left, holding a thunderbolt and a sceptre. Calicó 1545 - RIC.108c ; Gold - 7,28 g - 19 mm - 6 h From the Heritage 3106 sale, 17 January 2023, No. 33289. NGC Ch AU 5/5 4/5 Fine style (4938460-007). The blank is slightly irregular and oblong. The strike is fairly well centred, with a nice bust. This example has circulated very little. With a golden patina. Superb at Fleur de coin.