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LOT 3623
Antoninus Pius AE Sestertius. Struck AD 152-153. Rome mint.
ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XVI, laureate head to right / INDVLGENTIA AVG COS IIII, Indulgentia seated to left, extending hand and holding transverse sceptre; S C in exergue. RIC III 904; Cohen 452; Banti 180. Very Fine. Nice cypress green patina.(25.52gr, 32mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3623
Antoninus Pius AE Sestertius.
Estimate £250 - 350€290 - 410 (for guidance only)$340 - 470 (for guidance only)
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