Details
LOT 3586
Divus Antoninus Pius AR Denarius. AD 161. Rome mint.
DIVVS ANTONINVS, bare head to right / CONSECRATIO, pyre of four tiers, decorated with hangings and garlands, surmounted by quadriga. RIC III 436 (Aurelius); BMCRE 57 (Aurelius & Verus); RSC 164. Very Fine.(3.32gr, 18mm, 5h.).
Provenance
Property of a London, UK, private collector.
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