Lot no. 184
ROMAN EMPIRE - NOVEL
Antoninus the Pious (138-161). Aureus ND (148-149), Rome.
Av. ANTONINVS AVG - PIVS P P TR P XII. Laureate bust right.
Rv. COS - IIII. Moneta standing left holding a cornucopia in the left hand and scales in the right hand.
Calicó 1502 - RIC.177d ; Gold - 7,16 g - 18 mm - 5 h
NGC Ch XF 5/5 3/5 (8360704-001).
Calicó describes a normal bust and a broad bust, our specimen seems to be intermediate between the two. Minimal flats on the bust and on Moneta, this specimen remains in high relief, with a light golden patina on the original lustre. Superb.
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