Special Collections

Sold on 15 February 2017

1 part

.

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

Download Images

Lot

№ 88

.

15 February 2017

Hammer Price:
£750

Roman Imperial Coinage, Antoninus Pius, Sestertius, Rome, 140-4, laureate bust right, antoninvs avg pivs p p tr p cos iii, rev. secvritas avg, Securitas standing left, holding short sceptre and leaning left arm on column, s c in field, 27.70g (RIC 640; cf. BMC 1311; C 780; Sear 4231). Good very fine, brown patina £300-400

Provenance: E.A. Sydenham Collection, Glendining Auction, 10 December 1941, lot 149 [from Baldwin]