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LOT 3364
Antoninus Pius AE Sestertius. AD 147-148. Rome mint.
ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XI, laureate head to right / ANNONA AVG, Annona standing to left, holding corn-ears over modius and anchor; COS IIII in exergue, S C in fields. RIC 840. Near Very Fine.(27.51gr, 33mm, 6h.).
Provenance
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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LOT 3364
Antoninus Pius AE Sestertius.
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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