Freeman & Sear - Mail Bid Sale 14

                        Lot: 422

                        
                        ROMAN EMPIRE: Antoninus Pius. (AD 138–161). AV aureus.

                        ROMAN EMPIRE. Antoninus Pius (AD 138–161). AV aureus 
                        (7.03 gm). Rome, AD 143. ANTONINVS AVG PI—VS P P TR P 
                        COS III, laureate head of Antoninus Pius right / MARTI 
                        VLT in exergue, IMPERA—TOR. II around, Mars standing 
                        right, holding inverted spear in right hand and resting 
                        left on grounded shield. Perhaps an unpublished variant. 
                        Cf. Cohen 549 (no obverse description). Variant of BMCRE 
                        503, RIC 113a, Calicó 1587 and RCTV 4013 (all with 
                        laureate head left). Hill 557. Mazzini —. Very rare. 
                        Very fine 
                        Estimated Value: $ 2,500 



  ... Lot 422 sold for high bid of $2600 [ $2990, or approx 2212.6 EUR, 1495 GBP including the 15% buyers fee.] 


Freeman & Sear Mail Bid Sale 14 closed June 21st, 2007.

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