A Distinguished Collection of Roman Bronze Coins, the Property of a Gentleman

Roman Imperial Coinage, Antoninus Pius, Sestertius, Rome, 155-6, laureate bust right, drapery on far shoulder, antoninvs avg pivs p p imp ii, rev. tr pot xix cos iiii, Fides Exercitus standing left, holding two standards, s c in field, 25.97g (RIC 943a; C 988). Obverse extremely fine, reverse nearly so, glossy dark patina £500-700

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Distinguished Collection of Roman Bronze Coins, the Property of a Gentleman.

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Provenance: A. Signorelli Collection; bt Spink August 1935