Antoninus Pius (AD 138-161), Gold Quinarius, 3.4 gms., mint of Rome, struck c. AD 145-161, ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP, laureate head right, rev. TRPOT COS III, LIB III in exergue, Liberalitas standing left holding accounting board and cornucopiae (RIC 155; BMC 567N), scratch in the obverse field, extremely fine and lustrous

Details

Antoninus Pius (AD 138-161), Gold Quinarius, 3.4 gms., mint of Rome, struck c. AD 145-161, ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP, laureate head right, rev. TRPOT COS III, LIB III in exergue, Liberalitas standing left holding accounting board and cornucopiae (RIC 155; BMC 567N), scratch in the obverse field, extremely fine and lustrous

Provenance

Property of a Lady, Christie's London, October 4, 1984, lot 56

Lot Essay

Issued for joint consulship with Marcus and Faustina Junior's marriage.