Description
Antoninus Pius, Sestertius, 157-159, Rome
RIC III 794
Obv.: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P, Head of Antoninus Pius, laureate, sometimes draped on left shoulder, right.
Rev.: VOTA SVSCEPTA DEC III COS IIII S C, Antoninus Pius, veiled, draped, standing, left, sacrificing out of patera in right hand over tripod-altar left, left hand holding roll at side.
26.54 g
30.9 mm
Provenance: CNG 103, lot #847, sold 900$ at the hammer.
Cut out of a NGC holder, graded Ch XF, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5. Light smoothing.
Not sure why the surface is 3/5, it seems pretty nice to me, the color is great.
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