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

Roman Imperial Coinage, Antoninus Pius, Sestertius, Rome, 142, laureate bust right, antoninvs avg pivs p p tr p cos iii, rev. apollini avgvsto, Apollo standing left with patera and lyre, s c in field, 26.53g (RIC 598; BMC 1229; C 62; Sear 4149). Good very fine, matt brown surfaces £300-400

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: Bt Spink July 1935.

An unusual reverse type which may represent the protector of the imperial residence on the Palatine Hill